A dastardly new phishing scam is targeting tax software users

Date:
Fri, 27 May 2022 12:31:17 +0000

Description:
QuickBooks users tricked into handing over important information by cybercriminals.

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QuickBooks users are being attacked by an unknown threat actor phishing for sensitive personal information, the softwares maker has warned.

According to a BleepingComputer report, a number of users reached out to Intuit, the maker of the tax software , and alerted the company to a phishing email campaign that tries to scare people into giving away sensitive information. Subsequently, Intuit issued a warning to all users, detailing
the campaign.

Apparently, victims will receive an email pretending to be from Intuit, which warns that the company has conducted an account review has not been able to verify some important information.

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For that reason, the email claims, the account has been put on hold until the information can be verified. As you might expect, the email comes with a Complete Verification button, which appears to serve up a data verification form. Defending from phishing

In reality, the button likely redirects the victim to a phishing landing
page, where any and all data submitted is transferred directly to the attackers. Read more

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As usual, QuickBooks users are advised not to open any links or run any email attachments coming from unverified sources. Any such emails that they receive should be deleted immediately, while those that have already opened up the emails should delete any files they might have downloaded, scan their systems with antivirus software and change their QuickBooks passwords .

Phishing attacks are a common occurrence, but can usually be spotted relatively easily. The domain from which the email is sent is usually not the same domain the legitimate company uses, and sometimes, the companys name is misspelled or features a substitute character (a zero instead of the letter
o, for example).

Given that people are often reckless, overworked or hasty, phishing campaigns are regularly quite successful. Stay safe from phishing attacks with the best malware protection out there

Via BleepingComputer



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