WILLEMSTAD - Digital vulnerabilities within Kingdom institutions have become more visible after the Cybersecuritybeeld Nederland 2025 confirmed that the Court of Justice, which operates across all six Dutch Caribbean islands, discovered malicious software inside its IT environment.
The discovery forced the courts’ digital systems offline, affecting operations in Curaçao, Aruba, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Saba, and St. Eustatius. Officials disconnected systems as a precaution while investigations began.
Part of a Larger Pattern
This incident was one of several cyber disruptions recorded in the Caribbean part of the Kingdom. The same report notes that the Belastingdienst Curaçao also fell victim to ransomware, requiring systems to be taken offline.
Combined, these cases illustrate that government institutions in the region face growing exposure to global cybercrime trends.
Courts Increasingly Targeted Worldwide
The report highlights an uptick in attacks on judiciary and legal institutions globally, driven by criminals seeking to access sensitive case data or disrupt judicial processes.
Curaçao’s justice chain, which relies on increasingly digital workflows, is now confronted with strategic vulnerabilities that require immediate modernization.