---
id: 1747
title: "How thousands of dollars were stolen from me and why security is important."
source_domain: josephthacker.com
source_url: "https://josephthacker.com/cybersecurity/2017/10/23/thousands-of-dollars.html"
published_at: "2017-10-23T00:00:00Z"
tags: ["privacy", "personal-security", "data-breach", "identity-theft", "tax-fraud", "irs"]
phying_url: "https://phying.com/item/1747"
lang: en
---

# How thousands of dollars were stolen from me and why security is important.

## Summary

After tax fraudsters stole thousands of dollars from him using leaked personal data, the author explains how automated attacks exploit breached data and why basic security steps matter.

## Intelligence Metadata

- **Sources:** josephthacker.com
- **Published:** 2017-10-23T00:00:00Z
- **Original:** https://josephthacker.com/cybersecurity/2017/10/23/thousands-of-dollars.html
- **Phying News:** https://phying.com/item/1747