Revenue head quits after massive data breach

The head of HM Revenue and Customs has quit after discs containing details of million child benefit claimants were lost, according to media reports.

HM Revenue and Customs

letter to the HMRC

Nicole Kobie

Freelance journalist Nicole Kobie first started writing for ITPro in 2007, with bylines in New Scientist, Wired, PC Pro and many more.

Nicole the author of a book about the history of technology, The Long History of the Future.