HMRC: Crooks broke into 100k accounts, stole £43M from British taxpayer in late 2024

stapp · Jun 5, 2025

The UK's tax collections agency says cyberbaddies defrauded it of £47 million ($63 million) late last year, but insists the criminal case was not a cyberattack.
Representatives for His Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC) disclosed the theft, which occurred in late 2024, to Parliament's Treasury Select Committee for the first time on Wednesday.
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"We continuously enhance our security measures to tackle evolving fraud tactics.
"At the spending review on 11 June, the government will be making further investments in the security of HMRC's IT systems."
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https://www.theregister.com/2025/06/05/hmrc_fraudsters_broke_into_100k/

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