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Social media was 72% of non-government or financial account abuse

Security Staff
May 17, 2023

A report found identity thieves are better at using social engineering to convince people to share personal, financial and business information.


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IRS provides guidelines to protect information during severe weather

Security Staff
May 11, 2023

The IRS has released recommendations on how to protect sensitive documents from getting damaged or stolen in the event of severe weather.


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Philadelphia warns citizens against tax-based phishing attacks

Security Staff
March 24, 2023

In response to the IRS warning against tax-based phishing attempts, the city of Philadelphia released cybersecurity recommendations to protect data.


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The drawbacks of facial recognition technology

Listen to Tom Thimot, CEO of authID.ai, in the latest Security podcast.
Security Staff
July 28, 2022

In the latest The Security Podcasts episode, Tom Thimot, CEO of authID.ai, offers a unique perspective on the concerns raised around ID.me’s technology, where they went wrong with the IRS, and the drawbacks of facial recognition technology. 


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IRS facial recognition raises privacy concerns

Madeline Lauver
February 4, 2022

The U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced the implementation of mandatory facial recognition in order to access some government services. This may increase cybersecurity and data privacy risks.


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Tigran Gambaryan and Matthew Price added to Binance investigations team

October 5, 2021

Tigran Gambaryan and Matthew Price, two former special agents at the Internal Revenue Service, join the audit and investigations team at the cryptocurrency firm Binance and work to ensure cybersecurity in crypto transactions.


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IRS warns university students and staff of email scam

March 31, 2021
The Internal Revenue Service recently warned of an ongoing IRS-impersonation scam that appears to primarily target educational institutions, including students and staff who have ".edu" email addresses.
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IRS issues urgent EFIN scam alert to tax professionals

February 17, 2021
The Internal Revenue Service, state tax agencies and tax industry warned tax professionals of a new scam email that impersonates the IRS and attempts to steal Electronic Filing Identification Numbers (EFINs).
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$1.4 billion in COVID-19 stimulus checks went to deceased people

June 26, 2020
According to the US Government Accountability Office (GAO), the federal government sent approximately 1.1 million stimulus payments (a total of $1.4 billion) to deceased people. 
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COVID-19 Proves It’s Time for the IRS to Stop Identity Fraud at the Front Door

Annie Bai
Annie Bai
April 29, 2020

In light of the reports of theft of COVID-19 stimulus checks (which one headline called “​pure hell”​), it’s instructive to look back at recent breaches of IRS systems and processes.


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