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IRS scams during tax season target unsuspecting consumers

March 11, 2020

Scam robocalls and phishing emails disguised as banks continue to trick consumers to put their personal information at risk, and tax season is no exception. Increase in …

How fraudsters stole millions with the help of a legitimate online tool

April 11, 2017

Identity thieves have managed to steal $30 million from the US Internal Revenue Service by taking advantage of an online tool designed to help students fill out financial aid …

Even a cybersecurity firm can fall for a W-2 phishing scam

March 20, 2017

US Tax Day (April 18) is quickly approaching, and scammers are hard at work to get what they can before the set tax season deadline. The US IRS is warning about last-minute …

Scammers are blending W-2 phishing with wire fraud

February 3, 2017

During last year’s run-up to the US Tax Day, scammers mercilessly targeted companies’ payroll and human resources professionals, tricking them into handing over …

Phishers successfully tricking payroll pros into sharing employee data

March 7, 2016

In February, the US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued a warning about a 400 percent surge in tax related phishing and malware incidents. The alert said that the most …

Security audit identified risky e-filing tax services

March 1, 2016

The Online Trust Alliance (OTA) evaluated the privacy, security and consumer protection practices of the thirteen IRS-approved free e-filing tax services. After an assessment …

IRS raises number of Get Transcript app breach victims yet again

February 29, 2016

Remember when back in May 2015 the IRS took offline its Get Transcript app because it was misused by cybercriminals to access sensitive personal information of more than …

IRS warns of 400 percent surge in tax-related phishing emails

February 19, 2016

The number of tax related phishing and malware incidents has exploded this US tax season, the US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has warned on Thursday. All in all, there has …

101,000 US taxpayers affected by automated attack on IRS app

February 10, 2016

The US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has revealed more details about an attack it suffered last month, mounted by unknown individuals with the aim to file fraudulent tax …

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