As the April 15 U.S. Tax Day approaches, cybercriminals are intensifying their efforts to exploit the season’s urgency through sophisticated tax scam phishing campaigns. Microsoft has identified several such campaigns that employ tax-related themes to deceive individuals and organizations, aiming to steal credentials and deploy malware.
These phishing campaigns utilize various methods to evade detection and increase their effectiveness:
The identified campaigns have been linked to the distribution of various malware strains, including:
To safeguard against these tax-themed phishing attacks, consider the following measures:
Educating staff that hackers often exploit societal pain points, like tax season, and use fear tactics such as late filing threats is so important! This awareness helps build a strong defense-in-depth cybersecurity program that reduces the risk of breaches from tax scams or other seasonally focused attacks.
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