A data leak affected more than 600,000 entries in Lithuania’s national registers, mainly covering legal and real estate entities. After the incident was identified, authorities introduced additional cybersecurity measures, including restricting access and blocking accounts of suspected malicious actors. Lithuanian officials currently believe the leak resulted from foreign activity, but no official statement has identified the suspected country. Some observers suspect Russia, citing Lithuania’s exposure to Russia’s hybrid war. The head of the State Enterprise Centre of Registers, Adrijus Jusas, resigned following the leak.
"On Friday, the Lithuanian general prosecutor's office announced a of national register entries, predominantly registers of legal and real estate entities. This leak impacted more than 600,000 entries."
"Upon discovery of this incident, authorities enacted further cybersecurity measures (such as restricting access and blocking the accounts of suspected malicious actors)."
"At this time, Lithuanian officials believe this was the result of foreign activity, though no official statement has been made to indicate which country is suspected. However, some suspect a , as Lithuania is considered a target of Russia's hybrid war, which involves:"
"Following this data leak, the head of the State Enterprise Centre of Registers Adrijus Jusas resigned."
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