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Nigerian man gets eight years in prison for hacking tax firms

February 22, 2026February 22, 2026 geekfeed0Tagged hacking, malware, Nigeria, phishing, RAT, remote access trojan, Tax Return, Taxes, Warzone

A Nigerian national was sentenced to eight years in prison for hacking multiple tax preparation firms in Massachusetts and filing fraudulent tax returns seeking over $8.1 million in refunds. 37-year-old Matthew Abiodun Akande was arrested in October 2024 at London’s Heathrow Airport and extradited to the United States in March 2025. He was indicted by a federal […]

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Scammers file first — Get your IRS Identity Protection PIN now

January 12, 2025January 12, 2025 geekfeed0Tagged Identity Theft, Internal Revenue Service, IRS, PIN, Tax Return, Taxpayer

The IRS relaunched its Identity Protection Personal Identification Number (IP PIN) program this week and all US taxpayers are encouraged to enroll for added security against identity theft and fraudulent returns. An Identity Protection PIN (IP PIN) is a six-digit number assigned to a taxpayer that must be used when filing a tax return. This number […]

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