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Arkansas State U. faculty victims of tax refund fraud, but source of breach still unknown

Posted on March 11, 2013 by Dissent

One month after it became aware that some faculty members had become victims of tax refund fraud, Arkansas State University still hasn’t figured out whether the breach was of their system or a third-party vendor’s.  By now, 150 employees have reported problems.  KAIT8 has the story.


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