Tag: HMRC
News and information from the Advent IM team.
HMRC Records 73% Growth in Email Phishing Attacks During #COVID19
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
The UK’s HMRC detected a 73% rise in email phishing attacks in the six months that the COVID-19 pandemic struck the country, according to official data obtained following a FOI request by accountancy firm Lanop Outsourcing. Read via InfoSecurityMag.
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HMRC investigating 10,000+ coronavirus phishing scams
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
Pandemic has provided cybercriminals with plenty of ammunition. Read more via ItProPortal.
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HMRC Scam Calls Surge 234% in a Year
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
The volume of HMRC phishing emails reported by the public has fallen sharply over the past two years, as those related to SMS- and phone-based scams increased, according to a new Freedom of Information (FOI) request. Read here.
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