OLYMPIA – A computer worm that infected the state Revenue Department’s system caused some businesses to be charged twice for their taxes.
The department has reversed 1,400 transactions, deputy director Ralph Osgood said. He said officials don’t know where the computer worm originated. The Washington State Patrol is investigating.
“No confidential taxpayer information was compromised, no data was lost, and there was no loss of funds,” Osgood said.
The worm entered the Revenue Department’s computer system on Monday and infected all 13 of its offices statewide.
Osgood said all the mistaken charges have been accounted for and the money has been returned to the affected businesses.
Associated Press
Kirkland: Microsoft will move gamers to new site
The century-old site of a hardware store that was the area’s oldest established business will soon be home to Microsoft game development. The software giant is putting Bungie Studios, the maker of the game “Halo 2,” in the old Kirkland Hardware Store. The group of more than 60 employees will move in later this year after the space is remodeled, Microsoft officials said.
King County Journal
Kitsap: Acronym ban draws much interest
Kitsap County’s war on “alphabet-soup” expressions continues to generate good-natured banter and a few bucks for good causes. The county commissioners’ decree that they and their senior managers would owe a dollar for each time they used an acronym – such as DCD for Department of Community Development – received attention across the United States and in Canada after The Sun newspaper reported it in mid-February. The proceeds, which total only about $40 so far, go to a homeless program for men and the recreation program at the Retsil veterans home.
The Sun
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