UK's tax agency HRMC has seen steady increase of cyberattacks amid COVID-19
Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC) in the U.K. has been hit with 521,582 malicious email attacks over the last three months, according to official figures. The HRMC oversees tax affairs for millions of people in the U.K.
The data, which was obtained by the Parliament Street think tank cyber security research team using the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act, showed an average of over 5,000 spam, phishing and malware attacks. These attacks were recorded by HRMC over the a three month period between June and September, 2020.