{
  "id": 17081727,
  "title": "Belgium's tax agency confirms cyberattack, pulls services offline",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/belgiums-tax-agency-confirms-cyberattack-pulls-services-offline-17081727",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-29T14:47:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Register",
    "slug": "the-register",
    "url": "https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/10/29/belgiums-tax-agency-confirms-cyberattack-pulls-services-offline/5306409"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Belgian finance and tax agency, FOD Financiën, has confirmed a cyberattack on the organization, resulting in several digital services being taken offline. The main online tax portal, MyMinfin, and other online services are currently unavailable while the agency conducts initial investigations to ensure the security of their systems. This measure helps mitigate risks and allows for necessary technical interventions. The cyberattack has implications for upcoming tax deadlines, which were originally set to be extended to November 16. However, the agency stated that MyMinfin, the platform for submitting tax filings, should be back online by then. At present, there is no evidence of data compromise, and data protection remains a top priority for FOD Financiën. The agency is closely monitoring the situation and working to restore affected services as soon as possible.",
  "summary": "Officials confirm this week’s tax deadlines extended to November as a result",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}