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$557 million claimed ATO identity security check

By ABC NEWS (Australia)

Published : July 26, 2023 - 16:11

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More than 15-thousand taxpayer files have been hacked and half a billion dollars fraudulently claimed by criminals cheating the Australian tax system. Documents released under freedom of information reveal criminals manipulated the ATO's identity security settings and lodged around 557-million dollars in fraudulent tax claims in the past two years.