Intuit Alerted About Phishing Emails Threatening to Delete Accounts

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Customers of accounting and tax software supplier Intuit have been warned of an ongoing phishing attack masquerading the organisation and attempting to mislead victims with fraudulent account suspension notifications. 

Customers who were notified and told that their Intuit accounts had been disabled as a result of a recent server security upgrade prompted Intuit to issue the advisory. 

The attackers stated in the phishing messages, masquerading as the Intuit Maintenance Team, “We have temporarily disabled your account due to inactivity. It is compulsory that you restore your access within next 24 hours. This is a result of recent security upgrade on our server and database, to fight against vulnerability and account theft as we begin the new tax season.” 

To regain access to their accounts, the receivers need to visit https://proconnect.intuit.com/Pro/Update right away. By clicking the link, they will most likely be redirected to a phishing site controlled by the attacker, which will seek to infect them with malware or steal their financial or personal information.