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Belgian tax agency takes services offline after cyberattack

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Belgium’s finance agency took MyMinfin and related tax services offline after a cyberattack and is extending some October 31 filings.

Belgium’s tax agency, FPS Finance (FOD Financiën), confirmed a cyberattack and took MyMinfin offline while securing systems ahead of an October 31 filing deadline. Francis Adyns said the attack was stopped within hours without reaching applications or data, and isolating suspect systems also took Tax-on-web and Biztax offline; the agency reports no sign of a data breach. The Record said exposure checks were continuing and a new deadline was not yet set, while The Register reports the October 31 filings for sole traders and foreign companies move to November 16. Other applications remained fully or partly available. The attacker and method are unknown; The Record says any link to an earlier PHP-flaw shutdown is unclear, and Belgium’s cybersecurity center reported no successful exploitation of those flaws on Belgian sites.

Key facts
  • MyMinfin, Tax-on-web and Biztax went offline after isolation.
  • Adyns said the attack was stopped within hours without reaching data.
  • The Record: exposure checks continue and no new deadline was set.
  • The Register: affected October 31 filings move to November 16.
  • Other applications remained fully or partly available.
  • Any link to an earlier PHP alert is unconfirmed.
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Timeline

dated events in the reporting · oldest first
  1. Oct 31, 2026Original deadline for some income filings · The Record
  2. Nov 16, 2026New deadline for affected filings, per agency · The Register

What each outlet adds

beyond the shared facts
  • The RecordNotes unclear PHP-flaw link and no reported Belgian exploitation.
  • The RegisterNames Adyns, offline services, and the November 16 deadline.
Products
MyMinfinTax-on-webBiztax
Victims
FOD FinanciënFederal Public Service Finance
Countries
Belgium

Coverage

oldest first · one row per article · UTC
  1. · 1d ago The RecordFirst report

    Cyberattack takes Belgian tax portal MyMinfin offline before deadline

    FPS Finance says there is no sign data was stolen and will extend the October 31 filing deadline later.

  2. · 1d ago The Register · Security

    Belgium tax agency takes MyMinfin offline after cyberattack

    FOD Financiën says the attack was stopped within hours without data access, and extends an October 31 filing deadline to November 16.