Whaling is a form of phishing attack where senior executives and others with access to valuable and sensitive data are sent very personal and well researched emails. The attacker may send the target an email that appears to be from someone they ...
Federal agents have arrested five people who are facing charges of impersonating IRS agents in scams that have persisted for more than three years. Victims lost more than $2 million and were contacted by phone and told they owed back taxes or other fees.
As reports of phone scams as well as email phishing schemes continue across the country, the Internal Revenue Service is warning taxpayers of a new phishing scam targeting Washington D.C., Maryland and Virginia residents.
Amazingly, the IRS has seen an increase close to 400 percent in phishing and malware incidents so far this tax season.