IRS Issues Warning for a Scam Targeting Tax Preparers

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IRS Issues Warning for a Scam Targeting Tax Preparers [ 
https://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/current-activity/2015/02/18/IRS-Issues-Warning-Scam-Targeting-Tax-Preparers ] 02/18/2015 
09:46 PM EST 
Original release date: February 18, 2015

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has issued a press release addressing a new spear phishing scam targeting tax 
preparers and other tax professionals. Scam operators often use fraudulent e-mails to entice their targets to reveal 
login credentials.

US-CERT encourages users and administrators to review the IRS press release [ 
http://www.irs.gov/uac/Newsroom/IRS-Warns-Tax-Preparers-to-Watch-out-for-New-Phishing-Scam ] for details and refer to 
US-CERT Security Tip ST15-001 [ https://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/tips/ST15-001 ] for information on "tax" themed phishing 
attacks.

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