Belgium: cyberattack takes MyMinfin tax portal offline – deadlines extended

Belgium's Federal Public Service Finance has been hit by a cyberattack. The agency said on Wednesday that the attack was disrupting its digital services. The MyMinfin online portal, where citizens and businesses manage tax returns and financial documents, was "temporarily taken offline" along with several other online services as a precaution.

Experts are investigating the incident and securing the systems. So far there are no indications that personal data has been leaked or compromised, though the investigation is ongoing. It is not known who carried out the attack. The outage has practical consequences for taxpayers: the agency will extend some upcoming filing deadlines affected by the disruption, with new dates to be announced.