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Top 10 most embarrassing data breaches
Inspired by a notable security gaffe at BP, we give our rundown of the most embarrassing data breaches in recent memory.
HMRC IT leaves 35 million cases for manual processing
More problems with a recently implemented IT system at HMRC have doubled the number of cases left for manual processing.
Plugging public sector data leaks
Inside the Enterprise: government bodies seem unable to take information security seriously. Unless they do, the public will remain wary of using...
Vodafone website infiltrated by cuts campaigners
A Vodafone World of Difference beneficiary gives UK Uncut a password to post on the comms company's website.
Govt pledges fraud-fighting £900 million tech boost
Geroge Osborne has announced an extra £900 million to fight tax evasion and fraud with new technology and better IT contracts.
Data watchdog issues stark warnings
The Information Commissioner condemns government database expansion plans, with particular venom reserved for the MoD and HMRC after data breaches.
Phishers jump on HMRC tax blooper
Phishers have been sending out emails based on the tax blunder affecting millions in the UK.
HMRC takes on Transport for London’s CIO
TfL’s chief information officer takes charge of the IT in a very different organisation.
PAC slams HMRC for software blunder
The committee blames bad software on the loss of £1.4 billion of underpaid tax.
HMRC website targeted by phishing attacks
Criminals are targeting UK users using phishing attacks, which pretend to be from the HMRC offering you tax return money.
HMRC staff claim computer system generates incorrect tax bills
Employees from the HMRC have claimed that glitches in the department’s IT system have lead to the doubling of some tax bills.
HMRC staff fired for looking at sensitive data
Hundreds of Revenue and Customs staff have been disciplined or fired for accessing sensitive data without permission.
Government ICT spend tops £7.6 billion
IT is still seen of great value if the amount Government departments are spending on technology is anything to go by.
Can technology lift Britain out of the downturn?
The government claims digital technology is saving the public sector billions, and that value is the name of the game.
HMRC delays leave 18.2 million unresolved tax cases
Delays in implementing the combined NI and PAYE system added more than £100 million in costs and left a huge backlog of unreconciled tax cases,...
HMRC warns taxpayers of ‘sophisticated’ phishing scams
The upcoming January self assessment deadline has increased the number of sophisticated phishing attempts.
Man arrested over £1 million HMRC fraud
The man was arrested following an online attack against HM Revenue and Customs.
HMRC appoints former Tesco CIO
Revenue and Customs has taken on Tesco’s former CIO as non-executive director to capitalise on his business acumen for strategic leadership.
HMRC reports phishing surge
There has been a surge in the number of phishing scam emails reported to HMRC.
Lessons to learn from a year of data breaches
In the year since the HMRC data breach, many more have been made public – here’s a roundup of 11 lessons (we should have) learned.
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