A woman was shocked after the IRD linked her online account to an unknown baby. Photo: Getty Images / FileA woman was shocked to find the details of an unknown baby had been added to her online Inland Revenue account and to receive a $240 back-dated payment for the child. She said she felt bad for the parents of the child who were missing out on the money and had also had a privacy breach of their child's details. A spokeswoman for the Inland Revenue sent a response on Monday afternoon stating: "Inland Revenue has taken all necessary steps to correct and resolve this error and apologised for the inconvenience and delays it caused." The IRD didn't answer questions on how the privacy breach had occurred.

Source: Otago Daily Times March 23, 2021 20:15 UTC