Beware of Malware Scams During Tax Season

A new malware campaign is targeting taxpayers by sending fake emails claiming to be from the IRS with a W-9 form attached. The form may be sent as either a ZIP file containing a Word document or as a OneNote document. If a person downloads this file, malware is installed on their device. Tax forms are almost always sent as PDF files, and this dangerously deceptive one is sent as a Word or OneNote document. To protect yourself, have good antivirus software on all your devices, be careful what emails you open and which links you click, and avoid opening emails from unknown senders and downloading any attachments they may contain.