---
title: "Phishers successfully tricking payroll pros into sharing employee data - Help Net Security"
url: "https://thecybersecurityplace.com/phishers-successfully-tricking-payroll-pros-into-sharing-employee-data-help-net-security/"
date: "2016-03-08T03:06:15+00:00"
section: "Software"
tags:
  - "Malware"
  - "Phishing"
  - "Software Security"
source: "helpnetsecurity.com"
source_url: "https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2016/03/07/phishers-tricking-payroll-pros-sharing-employee-data/"
---

# Phishers successfully tricking payroll pros into sharing employee data - Help Net Security

March 8, 2016 · Reported by helpnetsecurity.com

> In February, the US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued a warning about a 400 percent surge in tax related phishing and malware incidents. The alert said that the most noticeable increase was that of emails and messages impersonating the IRS or other persons and entities in the tax industry.

[Read the full article at helpnetsecurity.com](https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2016/03/07/phishers-tricking-payroll-pros-sharing-employee-data/)

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