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Feb 19, 2016
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IRS warns: 400% flood in phishing and malware this tax year alone

There has been a 400% surge in phishing and malware incidents in this tax season alone, the Internal Revenue Service warned this week. According to the IRS phony emails aimed at fooling taxpayers into thinking these are official communications from the IRS or others in the tax industry, including tax software companies. Read More

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