#tax

French Tax Data Theft Using Stolen Staff Passwords Went Undetected for Seven Weeks

Sep 29, 2026 // 20:50

An attacker used stolen passwords of staff at France’s tax administration to take tax data on hundreds of thousands of taxpayers and businesses in June […]

French tax authority data breach affects 678,000 individuals

Aug 17, 2026 // 14:58

The French Ministry of the Economy and Finance has disclosed a data breach after an attacker accessed the General Directorate of Public Finances (DGFiP) systems […]

Suspected China-Nexus Hackers Use Fake Indian Tax Filing Utility to Deploy DcRAT

Jul 6, 2026 // 13:59

A suspected China-nexus threat activity cluster has been observed targeting Indian taxpayers, tax professionals, and corporate finance teams to deliver a remote access trojan designed […]

Malicious ads resembling tax services spread ScreenConnect malware. The attack leverages a Huawei driver to bypass endpoint detection and response (EDR).

Mar 24, 2026 // 20:13

Since January 2026, a widespread ad-based malware operation has been observed targeting individuals in the U.S. searching for tax documents. This campaign uses fake installers […]

South Korean Tax Agency Seed Phrase Leak Leads to $4.8M Crypto Theft

Feb 28, 2026 // 18:48

South Korea’s National Tax Service (NTS) accidentally exposed a cryptocurrency wallet’s 24-word seed phrase in a public press release, leading to the theft of approximately $4.8 million (6.4 billion won) in […]

Hacker used “Warzone” malware to breach tax firms in $1.3M refund scam.

Feb 20, 2026 // 16:31

On February 17, 2026, Matthew A. Akande, a 37-year-old Nigerian national, was sentenced to eight years in prison for masterminding a sophisticated cyber fraud scheme that defrauded the […]