Tax Scam: New Wave of Attacks Focused on Tax Professionals

Tax Scam: New Wave of Attacks Focused on Tax Professionals https://goo.gl/RFo03q IRS Warns of a New Wave of Attacks Focused on Tax Professionals WASHINGTON – The Internal Revenue Service today warned tax professionals of a new wave of attacks that allow identity thieves to file fraudulent tax returns by remotely taking over practitioners’ computers. As part of the Security Summit effort, the IRS urged tax professionals to review their tax preparation software settings and immediately enact all security measures, especially those settings that require usernames and passwords to access the products.

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