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30,000 taxpayers affected by W-2 phishing scams, IRS warns

27

Feb

2017

Now that tax season has begun, IRS-related phishing scams are back. This year, hackers are expanding their victim range to include school districts, NGOs and tribal organizations, according to an IRS alert released in February. “It can result in the large-scale theft of sensitive data that criminals can use to commit various crimes, including filing […]

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Ryan wants IRS to immediately adopt security recommendations

31

Mar

2016

Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) wants the Internal Revenue Service to immediately start working to adopt a watchdog’s recommendations to improve the security of taxpayer information. The Government Accountability Office issued a report earlier this week that recommended 43 actions the IRS can take to fix weaknesses in security controls. Congressional Republicans “will continue to exercise […]

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Cybercriminals Threaten Tax Day Once Again

05

Apr

2013

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) opened up the filing season on January 30, 2013 to help taxpayers prepare for the looming April 15 tax deadline. April 15 or colloquially known as Tax Day is when individual income tax returns are due to the federal government. Typical of cybercriminals, they have also prepared their own tax-related scams for taxpayers with scams […]

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