Hackers hit Belgium's tax office, 5,500 VAT requests stuck
Hackers hit Belgium's tax office on 28 October, according to IntCyberDigest. The attack left 5,500 VAT-number requests stuck, mostly from people who cannot start a business without one. Entrepreneurs should wait for the service to resume.
What happened
Hackers hit Belgium's tax office on 28 October. The attack left 5,500 VAT-number requests stuck. Most are from people who cannot start a business without the number.
Why it matters
Anyone waiting for a VAT number cannot start a business in Belgium while the service is down. With 5,500 requests stuck, business openings that depend on the tax office are delayed.
What to do
Monitor the Belgian tax office channels and adjust company launch timelines. The source gives no technical measure to take.
For the technical team
- Affected
- Fisco da Bélgica; serviço de pedidos de número VAT · VAT-number request service of the Belgian tax office.
- Exploitation
- Attack reported by IntCyberDigest. The source names no attackers or group.
- Fix
- Not applicable; the source cites no fix, only that the service has yet to normalize.
- Vector
- Attack method not detailed in the source. The target was Belgium's tax office.
- More details
- Attack happened on 28 October, according to IntCyberDigest. 5,500 VAT-number requests are stuck, mostly from people who cannot start a business without one.
Timeline
Incident opened.
Sources 1 source
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