Phishing

The accounting software giant is warning QB users to be on the lookout for phishing scams targeting them.

The service and its partners are cautioning tax pros to beware of the latest schemes to steal taxpayer information through phishing emails.

The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration is raising the alarm about identity thieves and fraudsters with a pair of public service announcements on YouTube.

Researchers are seeing a new type of phishing attack embedded within documents sent via email to tax professionals.

The IRS is warning preparers about an email scheme that aims to steal their software logins.

Fraudsters are using pandemic-related themes to trick tax pros into making themselves vulnerable.

Tech experts from across the profession share 14 of their best tips for protecting you and your clients.

Security experts are seeing a rise this tax season in phishing schemes and malware tied to hot-button subjects like tax refunds, stimulus payments and COVID-19 vaccines.

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The Internal Revenue Service is alerting tax professionals about a dangerous new phishing scam.

Accounting practices are major targets for hackers, ransomware and more

The Internal Revenue Service’s Criminal Investigation Division issued a warning Thursday about a new wave of COVID-19 scams tied to the latest round of stimulus payments, especially targeting taxpayers in the District of Columbia.

The IRS is working with tax professionals to warn the public about coronavirus scams.

The latest scheme claims to need a taxpayer’s bank account information to direct deposit a stimulus payment.

The COVID-19 pandemic has infected the service’s annual list of top tax scams.

The Internal Revenue Service is warning taxpayers and tax professionals once again to beware of tax fraud and other related financial scams related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Excel gets co-opted in a phishing attack, Right Networks grabs Rootworks, and eight other recent developments in technology and how they’ll impact your clients and your firm.

As hackers and fraudsters take advantage of the chaos of the pandemic, cyberattacks are skyrocketing, according to SC&H Group director Jeff Bathurst -- making cybersecurity all the more important for accounting firms.

The Internal Revenue Service issued a warning urging taxpayers to beware of scammers calling and emailing them about the stimulus payments they are expecting as a result of last week’s CARES Act.

The IRS cautioned tax professionals about a new version of a phishing email scam targeting them.