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New IRS and Tax-Themed Cyber Attacks Fueled With New Domain Registrations

As the 2025 U.S. tax season peaks, phishing attacks exploiting IRS themes have surged, with 158 fake IRS domains registered. Cybersecurity reports show sophisticated smishing and spoofing tactics, targeting taxpayers under the pretext of Economic Impact Payments. Over 50,000 malicious domain lookups occur daily, prompting security experts to warn taxpayers to verify URLs and use multi-factor authentication.

Source: cybersecuritynews.com –

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