April 03, 2020

Watch out for the new wave of COVID-19 scams, warns IRS

If somebody promises to get your economic impact payment fast, back away: it's just one flavor of COVID-19 scam the tax agency is seeing.

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September 12, 2019

Massive email fraud bust snares 281 suspects

Operation reWired=tired cops worldwide! 167 suspects were cuffed in Nigeria and 74 in the US, among 8 other countries.

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February 24, 2017

Taxpayers shrug off ID fraud warnings even as attacks rise

Are you doing enough to protect yourself during tax season? We've got some tips to help you be safer

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July 29, 2016

Couple “driven by greed and a fast buck” jailed for $1.5m IRS scam

They used the IRS's 'Get Transcript' service to get personal information on people and use it to file bogus returns in their names.

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June 27, 2016

IRS hacked again – say goodbye to that PIN system!

It's so quiet, you can hear a repeatedly hacked PIN system drop, months before it was (maybe) going to be killed.

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March 10, 2016

IRS yanks anti-identity-theft tool IP PIN over 800 identity thefts

The US tax agency has pulled the plug on the 2FA system after sniffing out 800 fraudulent returns filed with the PINs.

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February 22, 2016

IRS reports 400% increase in phishing & malware in the past 12 months

Just a month into US tax-filing season, and the year's 1,389 incidents have already topped the 2014 yearly total.

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February 10, 2015

TurboTax resumes e-filing following torrent of fraudulent tax returns

TurboTax, a popular tax app, recommenced on Saturday after having taken security measures that include multifactor authentication.

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