The IRS and its Security Summit have issued a warning to tax professionals about a surge in increasingly sophisticated phishing attacks—including spear phishing, clone phishing, whaling, and fake “new client” schemes—that can spread malware or steal sensitive financial data . To protect against these threats, they recommend a “Security Six” approach: updated antivirus, firewalls, multi‑factor authentication, routine backups, drive encryption, and VPNs .
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