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A browser window open on a laptop showing a government login portal with security warning icons, surrounded by digital vulnerability indicators on the screen
Vulnerabilities

Millions of Belgians' IDs and bank accounts were wide open through a government browser extension

A browser extension used by more than 2 million Belgians to log into government and banking websites contained flaws so serious that criminals could have stolen identities, hijacked payment cards, and taken full control of victims' computers. The vendor fixed the problems on 22 July.

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A Belgian government office with digital identity infrastructure documentation spread across a desk, a security researcher's laptop showing vulnerability analys
Identity & Access

Two Million Belgians Exposed by Flaws in the Software They Use to Sign Legal Documents Online

Security researcher James Arnott found that Belgium's most-used digital identity tool could let any malicious website steal a user's PIN, forge their electronic signature, or quietly run attack code on their computer, all without the victim clicking anything suspicious.

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