Belgium's tax agency confirms cyberattack, pulls services offline
Officials confirm this week’s tax deadlines extended to November as a result
The Belgian finance and tax agency, FOD Financiën, has confirmed that a cyberattack has brought several of their digital services offline. The main online tax portal, MyMinfin, along with other online services, are currently unavailable while the agency initiates preliminary investigations. This action is taken to minimize risks and facilitate necessary technical interventions to secure their systems.
The incident has implications for upcoming tax deadlines, originally set for October 31, which have now been extended to November 16. MyMinfin, the platform for submitting tax filings for certain incomes, such as sole traders and foreign company earnings, is expected to resume normal operations by this date. At this stage, the investigation is in its early stages and no data breach has been reported, though data protection is a top priority for FOD Financiën.
They are closely monitoring the situation and working diligently to restore the affected services as soon as possible. The attacker was reportedly thwarted within hours and unable to access applications or data. Infected elements were isolated, and MyMinfin, Tax-on-web, and Biztax were taken offline, but successful prevention measures were implemented.
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