ORLANDO, Fla. – When Dan Gascoyne of ALL 4 LAWNS discovered his employer identification number had been used by 19 other businesses to apply for emergency grants with the Small Business Administration, he was convinced he had been hacked.“I don’t know how anybody would come in contact with that number,” Gascoyne told News 6. “I have had that for 12 years.”The IRS assigns the nine digit numbers to companies for tax purposes.[TRENDING: Officials investigating possible coronavirus superspreader events | ULA set for Tuesday rocket launch | Local coronavirus mask mandates remain in effect]The fact that 20 companies used the same number to apply for loans convinced Gascoyne he may have been the victim of identity theft.When he asked the SBA for.