https://www.stopcatalog.com/tags/tax-season/Recent content in Tax Season on Stopcatalog.comHugo -- gohugo.ioenStopcatalog.comWed, 17 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://www.stopcatalog.com/post/tax-season-identity-theft-mail/Wed, 17 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://www.stopcatalog.com/post/tax-season-identity-theft-mail/ <h2 id="tax-season-brings-a-surge-in-identity-theft--and-your-mailbox-is-part-of-the-attack-surface">Tax Season Brings a Surge in Identity Theft — and Your Mailbox Is Part of the Attack Surface</h2> <p>Every year from January through mid-April, identity thieves operate under a narrow but lucrative window. The filing season for U.S. federal income taxes creates a predictable surge in personally identifiable information moving through the mail system — W-2 forms, 1099s, refund-anticipation offers, and financial marketing pieces — while simultaneously giving criminals a motivation to exploit stolen Social Security numbers before legitimate filers beat them to the return. The <a href="https://consumer.ftc.gov/identity-theft-and-online-security/identity-theft">Federal Trade Commission</a> consistently ranks tax-related identity theft among the most-reported categories of fraud it tracks.</p>