HMRC scams following huge data leak

What’s the threat? Security experts have warned about a potential new wave of HMRC scams after it emerged that 100,000 people had their tax details stolen last year, leading to the theft of £47m from taxpayer accounts. Officials say criminals gained access to the data by tricking organisations that work with HMRC into revealing customers’ details. They then accessed or created pay as you earn (PAYE) accounts to fraudulently claim tax repayments. HMRC wrote to victims between 4 and 25 June to con...