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Your Data, Their Gain: How Threat Actors Leverage Tax Season to Commit Fraud
In 2020, the IRS identified over US$2.3 billion in tax fraud schemes, including tax return fraud. And in 2021, we identified 113 breaches which resulted in more than 69 million exposed records, including tax information, documents, and other sensitive data; this year, we’ve already identified 15 breaches and 3 million exposed records. This number is certain to grow.