On March 8, 2017, Schurman Retail Group (SRG), owner of Papyrus, American Greetings, and Carlton Cards, discovered they were the victim of an email spoofing attack. The attack occurred on January 18, 2017, by an individual pretending to be the company’s Chief Financial Officer. The hacker sent an email requesting all copies of SRG employee Form W-2 information for 2016. Copies of all 2016 W-2 forms for Papyrus, American Greetings, and Carlton Cards employees were provided to the hacker before the company discovered that the request was fraudulent.
Read the Notice SRG sent to Employees
What information was compromised?
A file that included a copy of each of employee W-2 form from 2016 was sent in response to the fraudulent email. An IRS Tax Form W-2 includes the following information:
- Employee Name
- Employee Address
- Employee Social Security Number
- Employee wage information
WHAT SHOULD I DO?
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