Cutwail botnet authors behind wave of malicious IRS spam 

Cutwail botnet authors behind wave of malicious IRS spam

In Applications - By Dan Kaplan, 10 September 2009 9:29 AM
Malware-laden emails, at a rate of 90,000 an hour, are trying to dupe recipients into believing they were implicated in defrauding the IRS.
Unauthorised web servers connected to IRS network 

Unauthorised web servers connected to IRS network

In Networks - By Sue Marquette Poremba , 8 September 2008 9:44 AM
The US Internal Revenue Service found 1,811 unauthorised web servers connected to its network.
IRS phishing scam targets stimulus payments 

IRS phishing scam targets stimulus payments

In Risk - By Greg Masters, 24 April 2008 10:00 AM
As might be expected, email users are beginning to see the first stages of what is expected to be a major phishing attack capitalising on the populace's eager expectation of ...
IRS spear phishing scam targets corporate executives 

IRS spear phishing scam targets corporate executives

In Messaging - By Frank Washkuch, 4 June 2007 9:50 AM
The IRS and malware researchers warned this week of spear phishing scams specifically targeting corporate executives.
Officials in US city search for lost computer tapes 

Officials in US city search for lost computer tapes

In Crypto - By Frank Washkuch, 24 January 2007 4:16 PM
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and Kansas City officials are searching for lost agency computer tapes that may have been missing for as long as two months.
Treasury report: IRS email systems insecure 

Treasury report: IRS email systems insecure

By Ericka Chickowski, 16 August 2006 10:31 PM
A new report released last week found that the majority of employees working for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) abuse the agency's email service.
Symantec settles one issue with the IRS 

Symantec settles one issue with the IRS

By Dan Kaplan, 9 June 2006 8:27 PM
Symantec has agreed in principle to pay the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) $36 million to settle an outstanding tax obligation resulting from an audit of anti-virus giant’s ...
IRS bills Symantec $1 billion 

IRS bills Symantec $1 billion

By Dan Kaplan, 18 April 2006 10:12 PM
And you thought you had it bad. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is claiming Symantec owes it up to $1 billion in income taxes as a result of the anti-virus giant’s acquisitio...
Send the IRS taxing phishing emails 

Send the IRS taxing phishing emails

By Frank Washkuch, 4 April 2006 8:14 PM
With tax-time scammers prowling, the IRS wants to take a look at phishing emails being sent to Americans setting up their tax paperwork.
IRS warns U.S. citizens to beware of taxing phishing spam  

IRS warns U.S. citizens to beware of taxing phishing spam

By William Eazel, 15 February 2006 9:53 AM
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has issued a warning over phishing spam emails purporting to come from the agency which aim to tempt unwary recipients into giving up ...
GAO: Weak IRS security puts taxpayer data at risk 

GAO: Weak IRS security puts taxpayer data at risk

By Marcia Savage, 18 April 2005 5:38 PM
A lack of proper information security controls at the Internal Revenue Service puts taxpayer and other sensitive data at risk, according to a report issued by the General ...
Audit: IRS employees susceptible to social engineering 

Audit: IRS employees susceptible to social engineering

By Marcia Savage, 18 March 2005 4:26 PM
Employees at the Internal Revenue Service were apt to fall victim to social engineering scams, according to an audit by the Inspector General for Tax Administration.
Audit shows IRS failed to adequately identify security weaknesses 

Audit shows IRS failed to adequately identify security weaknesses

By Marcia Savage, 21 January 2005 9:57 PM
The U.S. Internal Revenue Service used a flawed and ineffective process for monitoring system security weaknesses, according to a report recently released by the Treasury ...
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