Seagate Phish Exposes All Employee W-2’s — Krebs on Security

Email scam artists last week tricked an employee at data storage giant Seagate Technology into giving away W-2 tax documents on all current and past employees, KrebsOnSecurity has learned. W-2 forms contain employee Social Security numbers, salaries and other personal data, and are highly prized by thieves involved in filing phony tax refund requests with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the states.

Source: Seagate Phish Exposes All Employee W-2’s — Krebs on Security