Belgium’s tax agency suspends online services after cyberattack
Belgium’s finance and tax agency has taken several online services offline following a cyberattack, while it investigates and works to restore them safely. The disruption affects tax filing, so the agency has extended a deadline for some taxpayers.
MyMinfin, Tax-on-web and Biztax were taken offline after potentially infected systems were isolated. The deadline for certain filings, including income from sole traders and foreign companies, has moved from 31 October to 16 November; officials say other applications remain partly or fully available, and there is currently no indication that data was accessed or compromised.
In short
- Belgium’s tax agency took several online services offline after a cyberattack.
- Some tax filing deadlines have been extended to 16 November.
- Officials say there is no current indication that data was compromised.
Explained simply
Belgium’s finance and tax agency runs online services that people and businesses use to view tax records and submit returns. MyMinfin and Tax-on-web serve individual taxpayers, while Biztax is used by companies.
Tax returns report income and other details so the agency can assess what tax is due. Sole traders and foreign companies have some filing deadlines, and missing one can affect their tax arrangements.
The agency has taken some services offline while it checks affected systems and works to restore them. Other applications remain available to varying degrees, so the disruption does not affect every tax service in the same way.
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Originally published by The Register as “Belgium’s tax agency confirms cyberattack, pulls services offline”.