The AFIP decided
to preventively block the accounts
of those passwords that were leaked on the darknet over the long weekend.
For this reason, thousands of taxpayers will have to
whiten
their passwords.
"A malware from the Stealer family would have captured information from the personal computers of citizens globally, obtaining passwords remembered in browsers, including access to the AFIP tax code portal," the agency reported.
There were about 80,000 accounts.
For this reason,
it was decided to block the affected accounts,
suggesting
laundering
of the tax code.
Taxpayers must clear their passwords to re-enter the agency's portal from
the “MI AFIP” App in the
“request or recover tax code”
option .
Computer security experts point out that this incident represents a significant risk for Argentine citizens, since the tax key is not only used to manage confidential tax information, but also for a variety of state procedures, such as the management of domains, identity, among others. others.
How to change or recover the AFIP tax code step by step
You must enter the
“My AFIP”
app and press the
“Request or recover Tax Code” button.
Once inside, press “Start” and follow the steps indicated by the system.
You must
have your physical ID on hand
because it is necessary to scan it and also do
facial recognition.
First, you must authorize the AFIP to store the registered profile photo, making it subject to personal data protection processing.
At the beginning, a series of letters and numbers will appear, it is the Captcha.
You have to write the text that is seen and press “Enter”.
The last step is the life test.
You have to press “Start” and follow the instructions requested by the App, such as looking at the screen, turning your head.
Then you will have to choose a new password with the
following characteristics
: it must have 10 characters, 4 letters, 1 uppercase, 1 lowercase, 2 numbers
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