Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a sophisticated global malware campaign targeting financial organizations and individuals during the tax season. The fraudulent campaign involves phishing emails pretending to be tax agencies and financial establishments, leading to malware delivery and collection of sensitive information. The emails typically seem to stem from authentic bodies like the HMRC in the UK, Intuit in the US, or myGov in Australia.
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Security firm VIPRE handled 7.2 billion emails in 2024 and discovered 858 million instances of spam. About 90% of all emails were classified as spam,
