McAfee’s 2021 Consumer Security Mindset study revealed that 12% of Americans will be doing their taxes online for the first time. The IRS has identified $2.3 billion in tax fraud schemes during FY2020. Social media attacks involve scammers harvesting information from social media profiles, then using that data to impersonate someone you know to gain access to accounts, funds and more. Other common attacks include email phishing attacks, phone calls posing as IRS agents, and robocalls that threaten jail time.
Source: https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2021/03/08/potential-risks-during-tax-season/