Tax season remains one of the most attractive periods of the year for cyber criminals. As individuals and organizations exchange sensitive financial and identity data online, attackers take advantage of increased tax‑related activity to launch phishing campaigns, fraudulent websites, and malware attacks. Check Point Research shows that these campaigns are not opportunistic. Threat actors begin preparing their infrastructure months in advance. A Surge in Malicious Tax‑Related Domains Between September 2025 and February 2026, hundreds of new domains containing tax‑related keywords or tax authority names were registered each month. This activity steadily increased toward the end of 2025 and intensified from […]
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