Belgium Tax Portal Closed After Cyberattack

Belgium tax authorities shut down their online portal following a cyberattack. Officials report no data breaches and plan to extend tax filing deadlines.

FILE PHOTO: A man holds a laptop computer as cyber code is projected on him in this illustration picture taken on May 13, 2017. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel

Belgium's Federal Public Service Finance shut down its online tax portal on Wednesday evening following a cyberattack. The precautionary shutdown disrupted multiple digital taxpayer services while technical teams secured agency networks. Taxpayers face extended filing deadlines as authorities investigate the breach scope.