The Internal Revenue Service, the Rhode Island Division of Taxation, and other partners in the Security Summit urged taxpayers and tax professionals today to create and use strong passwords when online. This is especially important for those who use online accounts involving financial data and/or tax data, the Security Summit said. To learn more, click here.
Also today, the Security Summit warned about a new wave of phishing attacks. The term "phishing" refers to how criminals, posing as trustworthy people or organizations, use emails or websites to solicit your personal, tax, or financial information. To learn more, click here.
