- Security
- By Bogdan Popa
- February 17th, 2020
IRS Says Everyone Should Enable Two-Factor Authentication Right Here, Right Now
Two dozen cases of data theft already reported, IRS warns
- Linux
- By Bogdan Popa
- December 12th, 2018
IRS Not Yet Ready to Move to Linux Due to Its Own Errors
Poor IT governance blamed for super-slow transition
- Security
- By Sergiu Gatlan
- December 5th, 2018
IRS Warns of 60 Percent Surge in Email Phishing Scams During 2018
Recent scam asked for money not to seize victim's tax refund
- Security
- By Sergiu Gatlan
- November 20th, 2018
11K Social Security Numbers Not Added by IRS to Identity Theft Protection List
79 of all unprotected SSNs involved in identity theft events
- Security
- By Gabriela Vatu
- April 9th, 2017
Hackers Steal $30M from IRS via Student Loan Tool
About 100,000 people are at risk of identity theft
- Microsoft
- By Bogdan Popa
- October 17th, 2016
The IRS Paid $12 Million for Microsoft Software That It Doesn’t Even Use
Internal report reveals shady deal made by tax collectors
- Incidents
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- June 26th, 2016
IRS Retires e-Filing PIN System After More Cyber-Attacks
IRS previously relaunched Get Transcript application
- Data Breaches
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- March 3rd, 2016
IRS Incompetency: Using Hacked Data to Protect Hacked Victims
IRS anti-fraud system uses data lost in previous data breach
- Data Breaches
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- February 27th, 2016
IRS: Remember That 100,000 Taxpayers Data Breach? It Was Actually 700,000
IRS officials concludes May 2015 data breach investigation
- Advisories
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- February 19th, 2016
IRS Warns of a 400 Percent Rise in Tax-Related Phishing Emails
Tax-themed incidents have reached record numbers this year
- Incidents
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- February 10th, 2016
US IRS Sheds Light on "Automated Attack" Suffered Last Month
Attacker got his hands on 101,000 E-filing PINs
- Security Blog
- By Ionut Ilascu
- June 3rd, 2015
IRS Employee Files Hundreds of Fraudulent Tax Returns
Woman runs scheme for 3 years, gets over $300,000
- Security
- By Ionut Ilascu
- May 28th, 2015
IRS Data Breach Suspected to Originate from Russia
Investigation is ongoing, there is no official attribution
- Security
- By Ionut Ilascu
- May 27th, 2015
Cybercriminals Get 100,000 Tax Records via Internal Revenue Service Website
Crooks tried to access a total of 200,000 tax records
- Security
- By Ionut Ilascu
- May 15th, 2015
Fraud Ring Claims $7.5 Million in IRS Refunds, Woman Gets Arrested
Over 3,000 false tax returns were filed in 2012 and 2013
- Security
- By Ionut Ilascu
- May 14th, 2015
Identity Theft Ring Files False Tax Returns for $6.6 Million
Defendants face up to 30 years in federal prison
- Security Blog
- By Ionut Ilascu
- April 27th, 2015
Prison Guard Steals Inmate Info for Tax Fraud
Fraud operation was carried out over a period of three years