Intuit Didn’t Allow Hackers to Steal Tax Return Data

Tax software provider Intuit Inc. beat consumer allegations that lax data security protocols led to identity theft and filing of false federal tax returns.

Plaintiffs Christine Diaz and Richard Brown claimed Intuit’s poor security systems opened the door for cybercriminals to file false tax returns in their name through Intuit’s TurboTax.

Diaz and Brown argued that Intuit should have known cybercriminals would use data from massive data breaches, such as those at Equifax Inc. and Yahoo Inc., to file fraudulent returns through Intuit’s tax preparation software.

Judge Edward J. Davila of the U.S. District for the Northern District of California ...