HMRC issues warning over stolen ID data
- HMRC issues warning over new fraud
- Investigation is underway and ongoing
- Government department reassures the security of its own systems
- Guidance issued to tax agents
“Sophisticated criminal gangs” behind spate of identity hijacks; investigation ongoing as HMRC warns people to be careful with sensitive ID details. Technology correspondent Jon Wilcox reports. Online fraud is nothing new for HMRC; phishing scams claiming to be from Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs have flooded email inboxes since the government department’s creation back in 2005. The government department today issued a warning to agents and individuals to protect their security information, in light of a new fraud whereby criminals make fraudulent claims through the use of intercepted passwords and identification details.
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