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IRS-authorized eFile.com tax return software caught serving JS malware
eFile.com, an IRS-authorized e-file software service provider used by many for filing their tax returns, has been caught serving JavaScript malware.
Security researchers state the malicious JavaScript file existed on eFile.com website for weeks. BleepingComputer has been able to confirm the existence of the malicious JavaScript file in question, at the time.
Note, this security incident specifically concerns eFile.com and not IRS' e-file infrastructure or identical sounding domains.
Just in time for tax season
eFile.com was caught serving malware, as spotted by multiple users and researchers. The malicious JavaScript file in question is called 'popper.js':
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