Data thieves love tax time

From internetnews.com (Alex Goldman)
Valentine’s Day is a the season for social engineering, as many people hope for a note from a mysterious and fascinating someone and are therefore more willing to open suspicious messages and attachments than at any other time.
Unfortunately, it is now the season for data theft. It’s at tax time that the highest quantity of valuable data crosses the Internet and data thieves are surely hoping for a feast. Tax data is valuable not just because it contains financial information but also for the personal information it contains. Read the full story [internetnews.com]

From internetnews.com (Alex Goldman)

Valentine’s Day is a the season for social engineering, as many people hope for a note from a mysterious and fascinating someone and are therefore more willing to open suspicious messages and attachments than at any other time.

Unfortunately, it is now the season for data theft. It’s at tax time that the highest quantity of valuable data crosses the Internet and data thieves are surely hoping for a feast. Tax data is valuable not just because it contains financial information but also for the personal information it contains. Read the full story [internetnews.com]

 

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