The Netherlands’ Ministry of Finance reported unauthorized access to its main processing systems on 19 March 2026, though the full extent of the compromise remains unknown. Attackers’ access was blocked on 23 March; some employees were affected, citizen-facing services of the Tax and Customs Directorate were not disrupted, and authorities say the incident is part of a series of recent attacks on several Dutch government departments. #MinistryOfFinance #TaxAndCustoms
Information
- Victim: Ministry of Finance
- Website: rijksoverheid.nl
- Country: Netherlands
- Date Reported: 2026-03-19
Keypoints
- Unauthorized access to the Ministry of Finance’s main processing systems was reported on 19 March 2026.
- The full extent of the compromise remains unknown.
- Attackers’ access was blocked on 23 March 2026.
- Some employees were affected by the incident.
- Citizen-facing services of the Tax and Customs Directorate were not disrupted.
- The incident is part of a series of recent cyberattacks affecting multiple Dutch government departments over the past months.