IRS Issues Alert for Tax Phishing Scheme

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IRS Issues Alert for Tax Phishing Scheme [ 
https://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/current-activity/2016/03/02/IRS-Issues-Alert-Tax-Phishing-Scheme ] 03/02/2016 01:36 PM EST 
Original release date: March 02, 2016

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has issued a news release addressing a new spear phishing scheme targeting payroll 
and human resource professionals.  In this scheme, cybercriminals pose as company executives requesting personal 
information on employees.

US-CERT encourages users and administrators to review the IRS news release [ 
https://www.irs.gov/uac/Newsroom/IRS-Alerts-Payroll-and-HR-Professionals-to-Phishing-Scheme-Involving-W2s ] 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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