Ahead of the October 15th tax deadline extension, Netcraft researchers discovered at least 850 newly registered domain names in September and October with phishing links that use tax refunds as a lure.
Fast Facts:
- Most of the websites are engineered to display in mobile browsers, meaning visitors typically arrive at the pages from smishing attacks targeting the messaging apps in their mobile phones.
- Visitors to any of the sites are presented with pages that direct the target to enter personal financial information into a form, including the target’s name, home address, telephone number and email address, as well as payment card details.
- The attackers employ a ruse in which the explanation for the request for information is that it is needed to process a refund, or reimbursement, of taxes ostensibly overpaid by the target.
Netcraft has a blog on this here: https://www.netcraft.com/blog/taxpayers-drivers-targeted-in-refund-and-road-toll-smishing-scams
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Over 850 New Phishing Sites Target US Taxpayers
Ahead of the October 15th tax deadline extension, Netcraft researchers discovered at least 850 newly registered domain names in September and October with phishing links that use tax refunds as a lure.
Fast Facts:
Netcraft has a blog on this here: https://www.netcraft.com/blog/taxpayers-drivers-targeted-in-refund-and-road-toll-smishing-scams
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