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Inland Revenue Foils 500,000 Cyber Attacks, 300 Accounts Compromised

4/2/2026

Summary

Story summary

Inland Revenue (the tax authority) reported 500,000 malicious logon attempts to myIR accounts last month.
Cyber criminals accessed 300 accounts over two weeks, but no financial losses occurred.
The agency attributed unauthorized access to the two-step verification (2SV) implemented last year, with 900 accounts blocked by 2SV.
The 300 compromised accounts lacking 2SV have been closed.
Inland Revenue will notify affected customers about the unusual activity on their accounts.

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Story summary

Inland Revenue (the tax authority) reported 500,000 malicious logon attempts to myIR accounts last month.
Cyber criminals accessed 300 accounts over two weeks, but no financial losses occurred.
The agency attributed unauthorized access to the two-step verification (2SV) implemented last year, with 900 accounts blocked by 2SV.
The 300 compromised accounts lacking 2SV have been closed.
Inland Revenue will notify affected customers about the unusual activity on their accounts.