The Dutch Ministry of Finance confirmed that some of its systems were breached after an intrusion detected on March 19, and access to affected systems has been blocked while an investigation continues. Officials say tax, customs and benefits systems were not affected, the ministry has not disclosed the number of employees impacted or whether data was exfiltrated, and no threat actor has claimed responsibility. #DutchMinistryOfFinance #DutchNationalPolice
Keypoints
- The breach was detected on March 19 and affects systems in the policy department.
- Access to the compromised systems has been blocked and an investigation is ongoing.
- Tax, Customs and Benefits systems that handle citizen services were reported as unaffected.
- No cybercrime group has claimed responsibility; recent related incidents involved the Dutch national police and an extortion arrest.