14 Arrested in £47 Million UK Tax Phishing Scam
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Fourteen people have been arrested in connection with a phishing operation targeting HMRC, the UK's tax service, which resulted in the diversion of £47 million. The arrests took place in the United Kingdom and Romania. This large-scale tax fraud operation was dismantled thanks to international collaboration. The technical details of the phishing operation have not been disclosed.