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Beware: Fake IRS tax email wants your Microsoft account
Categories: News Categories: Scams Tags: IRS tax scam Tags: tax scam Tags: IRS Tags: Jerome Segura Tags: Telegram bot Tags: Emotet Expect more IRS tax-related shenanigans from fraudsters, who are now going for corporate accounts, after some states received deadline extensions. |
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Read moreTax firms targeted by precision malware attacks
Credit to Author: Andrew Brandt| Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2023 10:00:55 +0000
CPAs and accountants received solicitations for tax filing business that were just a social engineering ploy
Read morePre-ransomware notifications are paying off right from the bat
Categories: News Categories: Ransomware Tags: pre-ransomware notifications Tags: JCDC Tags: CISA Tags: ransomware Tags: IRS Tags: Emotet Tags: MDR CISA has published the first results of its pre-ransomware notifications that were introduced at the start of 2023. And they appear to be working. |
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Read moreBeware: Fake IRS tax email delivers Emotet malware
Categories: News Tags: emotet Tags: malware Tags: IRS Tags: scam Tags: email Tags: W-9 Tags: word Tags: document Tags: macro Tags: macros We look at a current tax scam in circulation which looks to make an Emotet deposit on your PC. |
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Read moreHuge increase in smishing scams, warns IRS
Categories: News Categories: Scams Tags: IRS Tags: smishing The Internal Revenue Service has issued a warning for taxpayers over a recent increase in IRS-themed smishing scams. |
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Read moreIRS: Selfies Now Optional, Biometric Data to Be Deleted
Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2022 17:50:33 +0000
The U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) said Monday that taxpayers are no longer required to provide facial scans to create an account online at irs.gov. In lieu of providing biometric data, taxpayers can now opt for a live video interview with ID.me, the privately-held Virginia company that runs the agency’s identity proofing system. The IRS also said any biometric data already shared with ID.me would be permanently deleted over the next few weeks, and any biometric data provided for new signups will be destroyed after an account is created.
Read moreA week in security (February 7 – February 13)
Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2022 09:46:54 +0000
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| The most important and interesting security stories from the last seven days. Categories: A week in security Tags: IRSmacrosMagecartmetaMFA adoptionNews CorpOnline Safety BillsapSecuritassiriSugar ransomwarevalentine’s day |
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Read moreIRS abandons facial recognition plans for online services
Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Wed, 09 Feb 2022 15:19:35 +0000
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| After multiple objections, the IRS is abandoning plans to integrate facial recognition tech into its online services. Categories: Malwarebytes news Tags: DHSSDMVfacial recognitionIRS |
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Read moreHow Phishers Are Slinking Their Links Into LinkedIn
Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Thu, 03 Feb 2022 18:49:38 +0000
If you received a link to LinkedIn.com via email, SMS or instant message, would you click it? Spammers, phishers and other ne’er-do-wells are hoping you will, because they’ve long taken advantage of a marketing feature on the business networking site which lets them create a LinkedIn.com link that bounces your browser to other websites, such as phishing pages that mimic top online brands (but chiefly Linkedin’s parent firm Microsoft).
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