by PC Editorial Staff | Mar 21, 2023 | cybersecurity, Federal Labor Law, Identity Theft, IRA, IRS
On March 20th, 2023, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) opened its annual list of tax scams with a warning about fake Employee Retention Credit (ERC) schemes. The agency’s annual list, named the “Dirty Dozen,” includes 12 common fraudulent tax schemes taxpayers may...
by PC Editorial Staff | Dec 6, 2022 | cybersecurity, Identity Theft, IRS
During National Tax Security Awareness Week, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the agency’s Security Summit partners offered five ways businesses can protect against cyberattacks during tax season. The IRS warned businesses to be wary of identity theft, phishing...
by PC Editorial Staff | Mar 22, 2022 | Biden Administration, cybersecurity, Identity Theft
President Joseph R. Biden signed the Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act of 2022 (Cyber Incident Reporting Act or “the Act”) as a part of the 2022 Consolidated Appropriations Act on March 15. The Act introduces new requirements for reporting...
by PC Editorial Staff | Feb 22, 2022 | Consumer Privacy, cybersecurity, DOJ, Identity Theft
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) recently announced a plan to combat ongoing cyber threats amid increasing global tension. Specifically, the DOJ cited an “explosion of ransomware and abuse of cryptocurrency.” All in all, they advise companies to renew their own...
by Girish Anand | Jan 31, 2016 | FTC, Identity Theft
For the first time, identity theft victims can now go online and get a free, personalized identity theft recovery plan as a result of significant enhancements to the IdentityTheft.gov website of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) . The new one-stop website is...
