---
title: "Urgency Is a Vulnerability. Tax Season Manufactures It at Scale."
type: "News"
locale: "en"
url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/278751830.md"
description: "The Shadow Sciences Group warns that tax season creates vulnerabilities due to urgent deadlines and sensitive documents. Their advisory highlights four risk vectors affecting filers, including increased IRS impersonation scams and insecure document transmission methods. The firm emphasizes the importance of verifying any communication claiming to be from the IRS and using secure channels for document sharing. Additionally, they caution against ghost preparers who do not sign returns, leaving filers liable for errors. The advisory aims to raise awareness of these risks during the peak tax season."
datetime: "2026-03-11T15:48:44.000Z"
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# Urgency Is a Vulnerability. Tax Season Manufactures It at Scale.

The Shadow Sciences Group has identified four risk vectors that every taxpayer needs to be aware of during the current filing season in 2026. With millions of Americans facing the same deadline pressure, understanding the exposure landscape is crucial. This information was shared in Minneapolis on March 11, 2026.

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