Scammers steal £47m from HMRC by accessing 100,000 taxpayers' accounts

HMRC revealed that scammers stole £47m via a phishing attack on online accounts, affecting 100,000 people. The tax authority confirmed no money was lost, accounts were secured, and those impacted will be informed. The scammers used phishing to access customer details for fraudulent claims, emphasizing this was not a hacking incident.