The IRS has issued a warning to alert taxpayers and tax professionals of an active IRS impersonation scam campaign sending spam emails to deliver malicious payloads. This new scam uses dozens of compromised websites and web addresses that pose as IRS.gov, making it a challenge to shut down. By infecting computers with malware, these imposters may gain control of the taxpayer’s computer or secretly download software that tracks every keystroke, eventually giving them passwords to sensitive accounts, such as financial accounts. This latest scheme is yet another reminder that tax scams are a year-round business for thieves.
Source: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/irs-warns-taxpayers-of-new-scam-campaign-distributing-malware/