Guess who got a government contract to help the IRS guard against fraud?
Equifax. Yes, that Equifax, the same credit-monitoring agency that just last month announced it had been hit with a massive security breach that may have exposed the personal information of as many as 145.5 million people. Members of the Senate Banking Committee aren't pleased about this, and they let Richard Smith, Equifax's ex-CEO, know it. "To many Americans right now, that looks like we're giving Lindsay Lohan the key to the minibar," Louisiana Sen. John Kennedy told Smith. Other senators wanted to know if there's any way for the IRS to get out of the $7.25 million deal.
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