Description: Scammers have allegedly been using AI-generated imposter websites and phishing emails to impersonate the IRS. They have reportedly been tricking taxpayers into providing personal and financial information. There has been a reported surge in tax-related AI scams leading up to Tax Day 2025, with fraudulent domains mimicking IRS services, along with fake websites, emails, and text messages. The IRS has warned taxpayers to verify official sites and avoid unsolicited links.
Entities
View all entitiesAlleged: Unknown generative AI developers , Black-box AI developers and Generative AI fraud tools developed an AI system deployed by scammers , Fraudsters , Phishers , Scammers impersonating the IRS and Cyber criminals, which harmed Taxpayers in the United States , General public of the United States , U.S. citizens , Identity theft victims and IRS.
Alleged implicated AI systems: AI-powered phishing kits and SMS phishing networks
Incident Stats
Incident ID
991
Report Count
1
Incident Date
2025-03-14
Editors
Daniel Atherton
Incident Reports
Reports Timeline
Cybersecurity experts expect a significant surge in tax-related scams in the final month before Tax Day.
Security software company DNSFilter found that traffic to malicious domains with "tax" in the name peaked 30 days before Tax Day in 202…
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