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Behind Tax Fraud: A Profile of 3 IRS Scammers

  • Posted on:April 15, 2015 at 3:08 am
  • Posted in:Malware, Spam
  • Author:
    Loucif Kharouni (Senior Threat Researcher)
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Cybercriminals have been taking advantage of tax season for years. While we have seen tax seasons involving countries like Australia and the U.K., it appears that cybercriminals tend to heavily favor the use of Internal Revenue Service (IRS) scams, especially during the US tax season. Over the years, the attackers’ means may have evolved but their…

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Tags: IRSIRS scamsIRS tax scamssocial engineeringtaxtax scamstax season

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