100,000 UK taxpayer accounts hit in £47m phishing attack on HMRC

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100,000 UK taxpayer accounts hit in £47m phishing attack on HMRC

theguardian.com/politics/2025/jun/04/100000-uk-taxpayer-accounts-hit-in-47m-phishing-attack-on-hmrc

MPs on Treasury committee hear that those affected were being contacted and would face ‘no financial loss’
HM Revenue & Customs has lost £47m after a phishing scam breached tens of thousands of tax accounts, a group of MPs has heard.
Two senior civil servants at the tax authority told…

This story appeared on theguardian.com, 2025-06-04 18:00:59.