Tax-News.com: IRS Saw Fourfold ID Scam Increase in 2016

The US Internal Revenue Service, while issuing warnings to taxpayers to
be wary of identity theft and refund fraud scams, has disclosed that it
saw a fourfold surge in phishing and malware incidents during the 2016 tax season.
Source: IRS Tax News – Tax-News.com: IRS Saw Fourfold ID Scam Increase in 2016