Oregon Dept. of Revenue: No tax, personal info accessed during break-in
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) -- On Saturday, a man broke several windows and entered the first floor of the Oregon Department of Revenue building.
Law enforcement arrived within minutes and located the individual just inside the broken windows, officials said Wednesday.
A review of the agency’s video surveillance confirmed no tax information was physically accessed. Revenue also completed a scan of its electronic systems and confirmed that tax information confidentiality was maintained.
As a precaution, the agency worked with the Department of Administrative Services to sanitize the impacted area, to address any concerns about COVID-19.
“Maintaining confidentiality of taxpayer information is a top priority for the agency,” said state Revenue Director Nia Ray. “We’re sharing this information to let the public know there was a minor incident but that there has been no impact to tax information and little impact to the agency’s operation.”
You can visit www.oregon.gov/dor to get forms, check the status of your refund, or make payments. You can call 503-378-4988 or 800-356-4222 (toll-free) or email questions.dor@oregon.gov for additional assistance. For TTY for hearing- or speech-impaired, call 800-886-7204.
