Lockbit says it has hit eFile.com, again

American online tax filing platform, eFile.com, appears to have suffered (yet another) ransomware attack.

Earlier this week, ransomware operators LockBit added the company to their extortion site, threatening to leak the files stolen during the raid, The Register reports. However, the company has not yet confirmed, nor denied, the attack.

Therefore, we don’t know if the attack even occurred, and even if it did - what kind of data the hackers stole, who was affected, and how many people are at risk.

Tax season

eFile.com is not a government organization, and is not affiliated with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) in any way. It is a private, commercial, online tax filing platform that allows users to prepare and e-file their federal and state tax returns electronically. It offers both free and paid options, and comes with a user-friendly interface and step-by-step guidance to simplify the tax filing process ...