...but it was clear that at least one copy of the DVD ISO image (the image of the original DVD) had been transferred.
Oops. So somebody out there does have a copy. Of course, there will be a destination IP address in the logs too and I'm sure the IRS is right on top of finding out who has the entire DVD. Which naturally won't be copied and redistributed in the meantime. That would be wrong.
unfortunately, the data-breach concerns some of the most sensitive types of transactions: Those made by nonprofit political groups known as 527s.
Here's an update from this morning from the Source:
"The IRS has responded with a statement, saying the agency is "assessing the situation and exploring available options."
"When we were alerted last week that a substantial number of Social Security numbers were posted on IRS.gov in forms filed by section 527 political organizations, the IRS decided out of an abundance of caution to temporarily remove public web access to the records," an official wrote. "The law requires the IRS to publicly post forms, such as Forms 8871, 8872 and 990, that are submitted by section 527 organizations.
Public.Resource.org took down its copy of the compromised 990-Ts and replaced them with a clean version that the IRS had sent. But it was another day before "senior White House officials" the IRS removed the files from public view on their end, on July 3.