IRS-authorized tax service eFile.com distributed malware for weeks — see if you're at risk

A man filing his taxes electronically on a laptop

Filing your taxes electronically is certainly easier than doing so the old-fashioned way but taxpayers that used the tax preparation service eFile.com over the last few weeks could have been exposed to malware.

eFile.com is an IRS-authorized e-file service provider that’s used by many in the U.S. to file their tax returns. However, security researchers have discovered that the company’s website had been hosting a malicious JavaScript file for weeks after being hijacked by hackers.