IRS Warns of 60 Percent Surge in Email Phishing Scams During 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

IRS Data Breach Suspected to Originate from Russia

IRS Data Breach Suspected to Originate from Russia

Investigation is ongoing, there is no official attribution

Cybercriminals Get 100,000 Tax Records via Internal Revenue Service Website

Cybercriminals Get 100,000 Tax Records via Internal Revenue Service Website

Crooks tried to access a total of 200,000 tax records

Prison Guard Steals Inmate Info for Tax Fraud

Prison Guard Steals Inmate Info for Tax Fraud

Fraud operation was carried out over a period of three years

Phone Scammers Pose as IRS Employees

Phone Scammers Pose as IRS Employees

Victims are asked for money to avoid alleged consequences

New IRS Spam Carries Infected PDFs Hidden Inside DOC Files

New IRS Spam Carries Infected PDFs Hidden Inside DOC Files

Opening them will install a trojan

IRS Does Not Properly Dispose of Taxpayer Records

IRS Does Not Properly Dispose of Taxpayer Records

Piles of sensitive documents found in dumpsters

  • Security
  • By Lucian Constantin
  • January 12th, 2009
The IRS Network Is Vulnerable

The IRS Network Is Vulnerable

The Government Accountability Office concludes after audit