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Tag Archives: IRS
More On Equifax with John Oliver
I think that a big slap in the face to the American people is that Equifax was also awarded 7.25 million by the IRS to verify taxpayer identities and help prevent fraud.
Posted in Security Blog
Tagged 2017, breach, fraud, hacked, information security, IRS
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IRS and Seagate?
The Internal Revenue Service issued an alert on March 1st, 2016, to payroll and human resources professionals to be aware of an emerging phishing email scheme that purports to be from company executives and requests personal information on employees. The … Continue reading
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Tagged 2016, Brian Krebs, fraud, IRS, phishing, Security Awareness, tax, tax refund, w2s
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The IRS
Multiple sources, such as Krebs and Ars Technica, report that a lot of fraudulent activity has focused around the Get Transcript app on the IRS website. To obtain a transcript online, all that was needed to start the process was … Continue reading
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Tagged 2015, Anthem, breach, Brian Krebs, fraud, hacked, IRS
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Ring! Ring! Yes, This is the I.R.S! NOT!
Criminals have been calling taxpayers and insisting they must “immediately give up their personal information or make a payment,” Don’t fall for it! It’s a scam! The I.R.S. will never call as their method is to send old fashioned mail. … Continue reading
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Tagged 2015, cybercrime, fraud, hackers, IRS, privacy, risk, scam, Security Awareness, social engineering
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