After second bungle, IRS suspends Equifax’s “taxpayer identity” contract

Last week we brought news that the Internal Revenue Service awarded a $7.2 million contract to Equifax to allow Equifax to "verify taxpayer identity." The contract was awarded days after Equifax announced it had exposed the personal data, including Social Security numbers, of about 145 million people.

The IRS said it is investigating the security of Equifax's systems during this suspension, which could be lifted if Equifax gets a clean bill of health.