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Tax Scams Ramping Up as the April 15 Deadline Approaches
With the IRS deadline only weeks away, businesses and individuals are racing to get their taxes filed, and bad actors are doing what they can to keep pace with them. Both Microsoft ...
‘This is Appalling’ — Tax-Prep Sites Leak PII to Facebook
Some incredibly personal details are being sent to Facebook, without your consent, using the “Meta Pixel.” ...
DoJ, FBI, IRS Make Empty Boast: SSNDOB ‘Seized’
Feds are gloating over their “seizure” of the notorious SSNDOB marketplace, which traded in stolen personal information. But the action seems too little, too late ...
IRS: Selfies Now Optional, Biometric Data to Be Deleted
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 ...
How Phishers Are Slinking Their Links Into LinkedIn
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 ...
Ransomware and the Tax Code’s Perverse Incentive
Ransomware payments are deductible, say tax experts: That’s the shocking finding from a recent investigation ...
Beware of These 3 Scams Making the Rounds This Tax Season
On March 17, the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the Treasury Department announced the extension of the federal income tax filing due date from April 15, 2021 to May 17, 2021 ...
2021—Year of the Tax Scam
It’s that time of year again, tax season! The inevitability of taxes brings along another inevitability, tax-related scams. In this blog learn about tax scams, common attacks, everyday examples, and defenses against ...
IRS to Make ID Protection PIN Open to All
The U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) said this week that beginning in 2021 it will allow all taxpayers to apply for an identity protection personal identification number (IP PIN), a single-use code ...
Can You Crack Monero? IRS Offers $625,000 Bounty for Anyone Who Can Break Privacy of Cryptocurrency
The IRS want to trace Monero transactions, which – unlike Bitcoin – are entirely private Cracking Monero could help the IRS trace those who have avoided paying tax, and assist in criminal ...
