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Podcast: Fraud Linked to Stolen W-2s a growing Problem for Uncle Sam

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Feed Name: Security Ledger

Threat Score
65/100

Date Published: 2017-03-01

Date Updated: 2026-04-26

Author: Paul Roberts

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The article outlines a surge in tax ID fraud during U.S. tax season, driven largely by stolen W-2 forms and sophisticated spear-phishing/business-email-compromise attacks targeting employees; Experian reports a ~25% increase in W-2-related fraud and IRS data shows millions of suspicious or identity-theft returns and billions in blocked refunds.

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