Tax pros warned of new scam to steal their passwords.

PositionScam alert!

The IRS, state tax agencies and the tax industry alerted tax professionals of a new phishing scam impersonating tax software providers and attempting to steal usernames and passwords.

The scam email comes with a subject line of "Software Support Update" and highlights an "Important Software System Upgrade." It thanks recipients for continuing to trust the software provider to serve their tax preparation needs and mimics the software providers' email templates.

The email informs the recipients that due to a recent software upgrade, the preparer must revalidate their login credentials. It provides a link to a fictitious website that mirrors the software provider's...

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