Lithuanian authorities are on high alert after a massive data leak involving more than 600,000 entries from national data registers. The leak is believed to have been carried out using login credentials belonging to institutions authorized to access the data. The affected sources include registers of real estate and legal entities. The head of the State Enterprise Centre of Registers resigned following the incident. Prosecutors implemented additional cybersecurity measures, including blocking accounts of suspected data users and restricting access through credential updates. A foreign country is suspected, without being named. Lithuania’s heightened concern is linked to Russia’s hybrid war activities, including sabotage and influence operations, and fears that sensitive addresses could enable spying or pressure.
"Lithuanian authorities are on high alert after a massive data leak involving more than 600,000 entries from national data registers, which is believed to have been executed by another country."
"The Lithuanian general prosecutor's office on Friday announced the leak was primarily from registers of real estate and legal entities accessed by using login credentials of institutions authorized to receive the data."
"The authorities immediately implemented additional cybersecurity measures, including blocking the accounts of suspected data users and restricting access with a requirement to update credentials, the prosecutors said."
"The politician warned that addresses of intelligence officers, military personnel, diplomats or politicians may have been accessed, which could potentially allow the perpetrators to spy on or exercise pressure against the targets."
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