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IRS to test a free Direct File program that may compete with tax prep giants

The IRS is working on its own version of a free electronic tax-filing system that could compete with tax-prep programs from the likes of Intuit’s TurboTax and H&R Block. The agency is rolling out a pilot program in early 2024, when it will invite some taxpayers to test out the …

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Instagram influencer charged for role in $2M romance scam targeting elderly

A popular Ghanaian social media influencer has been extradited to the U.S. from the United Kingdom after being charged for her role in a lucrative romance scam targeting elderly Americans.  Prosecutors charged Mona Faiz Montrage, 30, with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, money laundering conspiracy, and money laundering, …

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FBI takes down Russia’s malware network known as “Snake”

Washington — The FBI disrupted a 20-year-old sophisticated malware network used by the Russian government to collect sensitive information from hundreds of infected computers across 50 countries, the Justice Department announced Tuesday.  Dubbed “Operation Medusa,” the FBI says its court-authorized neutralization of the Kremlin-backed hackers in the U.S. succeeded, thanks …

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