Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) security incident history
Hacking, data breaches and other security incidents involving Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR), with related coverage.
Incidents: 1 · Most recent
Philippine tax agency cyber incident may have exposed taxpayer information
The Philippines’ Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) acknowledged that some taxpayer profile information may have been exposed in a cyber incident reported on 6–7 November. The BIR began a joint investigation with the Department of Information and Communications Technology and law enforcement agencies and launched a forensic investigation. The initial investigation found no evidence of compromised tax filing or payment records, data tampering or data loss, while the attacker’s claim that information on more than 10 million people had been leaked remained unverified.
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