- Thirteen people were arrested in Romania for phishing attacks on Britain’s tax office HMRC
- The attacks involved stealing data to fraudulently obtain millions of pounds in tax payments
- HMRC collaborated with over 100 Romanian police officers for the arrests in Ilfov, Giurgiu, and Calarasi
- Cash and luxury cars were seized during the raids
- A 38-year-old man was also arrested in Preston, England
- The criminal gang stole 47 million pounds by accessing over 100,000 customer accounts
- The phishing incidents involved emails that appeared legitimate to obtain passwords or credit card information
- HMRC stated the incident targeted the tax office, not customers, but affected about 100,000 people
Source: straitstimes.com
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