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   Over 100 million malicious emails blocked by HMRC   
      
   Date:   
   Thu, 10 Apr 2025 14:29:00 +0000   
      
   Description:   
   The last 3 years has seen a rise in cyber threats.   
      
   FULL STORY   
      
   New research has revealed that over 105,000,000 malicious emails have been   
   blocked by HMRC in the last three years, outlining the escalation of cyber   
   threats against the UK Government and critical infrastructure.    
      
   This information, obtained through a Freedom of Information request (FOI) by   
   the Parliament Street think tank, shows a surge between November 2022 and   
   October 2023 of 40,346,532, a significant increase from the almost 24,000,000   
   blocked in the same period the previous year.    
      
    Critical infrastructure is proving a seriously attractive target for cyber   
   criminals , especially given the urgency of the services they provide and the   
   rise in geopolitical tensions. Consequences of attacks on these providers can   
   be severe, even life threatening, and over two fifths of critical   
   infrastructure has suffered a cyber breach to date.    
      
   A change in gateway    
      
   According to the request, HMRC has changed its supplier of its email gateway   
   which blocks and categorizes emails, meaning it can no longer break the   
   information down into malware , phishing, spam, or other categories.    
      
   There is a recognition by the Government that this is an urgent issue, with   
   the new Cyber Security Bill introduced to protect critical infrastructure by   
   providing essential IT services, covering over 1,000 providers.    
      
   This comes after top security officials labeled Britain shockingly vulnerable   
   to cyberattacks, pointing to services like the NHS and national power grid -   
   both using third party vendors that arent subject to the stringent security   
   regulations that public institutions must follow.    
      
   These numbers show just how relentless cybercriminals are when it comes to   
   targeting government institutions, says Andy Ward, SVP International at   
   Absolute Security.    
      
   Security teams need to be able to isolate and shut down compromised systems   
   immediately to stop attacks from spreading. With cyber threats becoming more   
   sophisticated, having the right tools and defences in place is more important   
   than ever to protect the UKs Government Departments."   
      
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   Link to news story:   
   https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/over-100-million-malicious-emails-block   
   ed-by-hmrc   
      
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