IRS Warns of Holiday-Themed Shopping Scams

The IRS warns of an expected surge in holiday-themed phishing scams and impersonation attacks (including delivery services and IRS-themed lures) that aim to harvest personal and financial information or install malware, leading to tax-related identity theft and fraud; it advises users to strengthen security hygiene with updated protections, strong unique passwords, and multi-factor authentication, and to avoid risky behaviors like shopping over public Wi‑Fi.