Pakistan
PAK
Pakistan FBR outage takes tax and customs systems offline for days; cause disputed
Pakistan’s Federal Board of Revenue experienced a multi‑day outage that took its official websites and key systems, including IRIS (e‑returns) and customs clearance via WEBOC, offline. Reporting described national‑level disruption for more than 72 hours. FBR communications referenced an upgrade/migration anomaly, leaving the precise cyber cause unconfirmed.
65
Estimated severity
65 / 100
82
Source reliability
82 / 100
Approximate Date
14/08/2021
Targeted Company
FEDERAL BOARD OF REVENUE
Targeted Company Supply Chain Impact
Distribution & Fulfillment
Procurement & Sourcing
Production & Manufacturing
Sales (Retail & Ecommerce)
Warehousing
Service Delivery
Unrecognized Impact
Supply Chain Relations
No information
Geographic Impact
Country Targeted Company
Other Affected Countries
No other affected countries reported
Target country
Pakistan
Affected countries
Pakistan
Impacted regions
No information
Operational Impact
Duration
3 days
Financial impact (USD M)
No information
Impact types
Service unavailabilityOrder processing disruptionLogistics delaySupply chain coordination disruptionOperational disruption
Affected sectors
Government & Public Administration
Affected departments
Information Technology
Attack Profile
Attack types
No information
Attributed threat actors
No information