{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"McAfee Blog","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.mcafee.com\/blogs","author_name":"McAfee","author_url":"https:\/\/www.mcafee.com\/blogs\/author\/mcafee\/","title":"Watch Out For IRS Scams and Avoid Identity Theft | McAfee","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"LpS8G96LP5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcafee.com\/blogs\/privacy-identity-protection\/tax-season-scams-identity-theft\/\">Watch Out For IRS Scams and Avoid Identity Theft<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mcafee.com\/blogs\/privacy-identity-protection\/tax-season-scams-identity-theft\/embed\/#?secret=LpS8G96LP5\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Watch Out For IRS Scams and Avoid Identity Theft&#8221; &#8212; McAfee Blog\" data-secret=\"LpS8G96LP5\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.mcafee.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/twitter28.jpg","thumbnail_width":1024,"thumbnail_height":576,"description":"It\u2019s time to get those tax forms ready. But as users prepare to file, scammers prepare to take advantage of innocent taxpayers with malicious tactics, looking to harvest the extensive amounts of personal data found in IRS tax documents. Let\u2019s take a look at common tactics hackers may leverage this tax season."}