A Kroll CyberDetecER ™ DarkWeb analysis from 2015 to 2017 revealed that two-thirds of U.S. tax forms on the dark web — a corner of the internet that's only accessible through a special browser — came from computer users outside of the U.S., namely in Romania and Russia.
The analysis was covered by CNBC personal finance writer Darla Mercado in her article "Russian hackers may be after your tax refund — and more", along with insight from Brian Lapidus, Leader of the Identity Theft & Breach Notification practice. An excerpt of the article is available below, with a link to the full article on cnbc.com:
Russian hackers may be after your tax refund — and more
- From 2015 to 2017, about two-thirds of U.S. tax forms found on the "dark web" could be sourced to foreign nations, including Russia and Romania.
- An analysis by Kroll found 4,268 tax forms on the dark web during the first quarter of 2017.
The scammer pilfering your tax return data may very well be sitting in front of a computer in Eastern Europe.
An analysis from 2015 to 2017 by cybersecurity consultancy Kroll revealed that two-thirds of U.S. tax forms on the dark web — a corner of the internet that's only accessible through a special browser — came from computer users outside of the U.S., namely in Romania and Russia.
The dark web acts as a marketplace for hackers, where they can sell medical records and credit card data to fraudsters.
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