IRS Launches ‘Don’t Take the Bait’ Series

As part of its Security Summit effort, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) will be launching a new educational series called “Don’t Take the Bait” on July 11, 2017. As part of the “Protect Your Clients, Protect Yourself” campaign, this series will provide information about phishing scams targeting tax professionals and their clients.

US-CERT encourages tax payers and tax professionals to review the IRS alert and US-CERT’s advice on Avoiding Social Engineering and Phishing Attacks.