TAX SCAMS AND SOCIAL ENGINEERING The IRS shared its annual Dirty Dozen list of tax scams for 2023. According to IRS Commissioner Danny Werfel, scammers are “coming up with new ways all the time to try to steal information from taxpayers”. So, what exactly are these ways? Come find out how cybercriminals are using social engineering in tax scams.
THEME: “The CARE Lab Fights Employment and Tax Scams” Temple University’s Cybersecurity in Application, Research & Education (CARE) Lab is challenging fulltime high school and college students (aged 14+) to gain first-hand cyberattack and cybersecurity experience by participating in a creative and unique social engineering event! **NO TECHNICAL EXPERIENCE IS REQUIRED. Students from all disciplinary backgrounds are welcome!** The CARE Lab has been brought in to help with the skyrocketing numbers of scams hitting Americans, which oftentimes result in more specific tax scams. Your team will serve as a CARE Lab representative and engage with both victims and scammers as you work through real-time simulated scams.
COMPETITION DATES (ALL VIRTUAL) Orientation: Saturday, March 23, 2024, time TBD Live event: Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays, from 9am to 4pm ET. Graduate: April 5, 6, 7 | Undergraduate: April 19, 20, 21 | High school: May 3, 4, 5 Closing ceremonies: Wednesday, May 8, time TBD
TEAM SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Team Name Institution Name Team details: number of members, full names, email addresses, profile photos, short bios Faculty advisor details: full name, email address 30 second PSA video on either identity theft or scams. Click here to see sample PSAs.
PARTICIPATION REQUIREMENTS 1. 2. 3. 4.
Parental permission (if under age 18) Code of conduct waiver (agree not to cheat) Media consent waiver (generated audio/visual content can be shared publicly) Pre- and post-event survey
REGISTRATION
Application page is NOW open! Register your team by Monday, February 19th, 2024, at 12pm ET: https://sites.temple.edu/socialengineering/register/
THIS EVENT IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY
This event and evaluation are considered research and are part of the education and outreach efforts of NSF Award #2032292