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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

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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

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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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IRS Launches Identity Theft Central Webpage

February 10, 2020
 The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) launched Identity Theft Central, designed to improve online access to information on identity theft and data security protection for taxpayers, tax professionals and businesses.
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IRS Reports Major Drop in Identity Theft, Fraudulent Tax Refunds

July 27, 2017

To combat the problem, the IRS updated its computer files to identify more fraudulent returns, and the major tax preparers have increased their security. However, as individuals’ tax returns are becoming more difficult to manipulate, thieves are taking aim at data belonging to tax return preparers and tax professionals, the payroll community, small employers and human resource departments.


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