TAX SEASON SCAMS

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Cybercriminals are continuing to use their old tricks with email-based scams to target businesses and individuals, but this year, a new scam has emerged, specifically targetting small tax-prep businesses.

New scam alert: Scammers are leveraging remote desktop software and compromising the websites of small tax-prep businesses.

According to an article by Threatpost, “One of the new target tax scams leverage the legitimate TeamViewer remote-control app to do its dirty work…”

Here are a few resources you can share with your connections regarding tax scams!

Social media video: W-2 scams targeting consumers

Social media video: W-2 scams targeting businesses

Threatpost article: Recent scams targeting tax-prep businesses

Have questions? We’d love to help!
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