52 h. ago HMRC locks 100,000 accounts after scammers steal £47m in huge phishing attack

The incident occurred last December, and HMRC is being criticised for only just notifying the public.

Economics

58 h. ago HMRC workers admit £47m loss after phishing scam breaches 100,000 taxpayer accounts

Two senior civil servants at HM Revenue and Customs told the Treasury Committee that 100,000 people have been contacted after the breach

Economics

59 h. ago HMRC has lost £47m after hack breaches the accounts of 100,000 UK taxpayer

Two senior civil servants at HMRC told the Treasury Committee that 100,000 people are being contacted after the breach

Economics

67 h. ago Criminals steal £47mn from HMRC after accessing 100,000 taxpayers’ accounts

MPs criticise agency for not disclosing phishing attack, which happened last year, sooner

Economics

68 h. ago Taxpayer accounts hit in £47mn phishing attack on UK tax agency

HM Revenue & Customs chief says accounts of around 100,000 PAYE customers affected by last year’s incident

Economics

68 h. ago HMRC has lost £47 million in breach of 100,000 taxpayer accounts, MPs hear

Taxpayers who are being contacted will suffer ‘no financial loss’, according to John-Paul Marks, the chief executive of HMRC.

Economics

3 w. ago Thousands of pupils attend school on Saturday after online phishing attack

All secondary schools opened specially on Saturday to allow pupils with exams next week to reset their passwords.

Events

4 w. ago Phishing attack sees Edinburgh pupils locked out of online learning materials

A member of staff noticed ‘suspicious’ activity on the schools and early years IT network.

Events