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UK: HMRC sacks dozens of staff for snooping on taxpayers

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STIX ID: report--f1c9a853-2052-57a5-b0d9-96a50c721160

Feed Name: DataBreaches.Net

Threat Score
50/100

Date Published: 2025-08-16

Date Updated: 2026-05-13

Author: Dissent

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HMRC revealed that hundreds of staff have improperly accessed or otherwise breached taxpayer records since 2022, with 354 employees disciplined and 186 dismissed for data security breaches; incidents include unauthorized access, changing records, lost documents, and improper disposal of equipment containing sensitive data.

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