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HMRC phish swipes email login, payment details

September 14, 2018 admin cybercrime, fraud, fraud site, HMRC, hmrc fraud, Outlook, phish, phishing, SCAM, Social engineering, Tax, tax fraud, tax season, UK fraud

Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2018 16:00:00 +0000

It isn’t tax season for UK (or US) residents, but that hasn’t deterred scammers from sending out an HMRC phish double whammy with a tight deadline attached.

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Tags: fraud fraud site HMRC hmrc fraud Outlook phish phishing scam Social Engineering tax tax fraud tax season UK fraud

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A week in security (April 16 – April 22)

April 23, 2018 admin a week in security, Adobe Flash, cryptocurrency, cryptomining, gandcrab ransomware, recap, retail industry, Russian, Security world, stresspaint, surveillanceware, tax fraud, trustjacking, Week in security, weekly blog roundup

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2018 16:06:58 +0000

A roundup of security news from April 16 – April 22, including tax fraud, Adobe Flash, trustjacking, and surveillanceware.

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Tags: a week in security adobe flash cryptocurrency cryptomining gandcrab ransomware recap retail industry russian stresspaint surveillanceware tax fraud trustjacking weekly blog roundup

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Tax Scams Are Absurdly Common. Here’s How to Protect Yourself

April 9, 2017 admin scams, Security, tax fraud, Taxes

Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Sun, 09 Apr 2017 11:00:14 +0000

Tax fraud is a free-for-all, it’s time to take back some control. The post Tax Scams Are Absurdly Common. Here’s How to Protect Yourself appeared first on WIRED.

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Tips to stay secure during tax season

February 22, 2017 admin 101, How-tos, Identity Theft, tax fraud, tax season, two-factor authentication

Credit to Author: Wendy Zamora| Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2017 15:00:08 +0000

What are some ways you can protect your information (and identity) during tax season? Here are tried and true tips to help ease the stress.

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