Hackers are targeting tax professionals as October deadline approaches, IRS warns
Incidents of online thieves taking control of tax preparers' computers and client information are rising.
Professionals who prepare tax returns need to be on guard for a wave of hackers who are coming for their clients' data and refunds, the Internal Revenue Service said.
In at least two dozen instances in recent days, criminals have remotely taken control of tax preparers' computers to find client inf
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