Lithuania claims involvement of a foreign state in large-scale data leak
Kyiv • UNN
The leak of 600,000 records from Lithuania's state registries is being linked to a foreign state. Adrijus Jusas, head of the Centre of Registers, has resigned following the incident.
Lithuania has stated that a large-scale leak of over 600,000 records from state registers may have been organized by a foreign state. This was reported by Euronews, according to UNN.
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According to the Prosecutor General's Office of Lithuania, the leak primarily concerned real estate and legal entity registers. Access to the data was obtained through the accounts of institutions that had official permission to work with the information. Following the incident, the head of the state-owned "Center of Registers," Adrijus Jusas, resigned.
Lithuanian authorities announced the strengthening of cybersecurity measures, including the blocking of suspicious accounts and restricting access to systems. Although no specific country was officially named, opposition politician Laurynas Kasčiūnas stated that Russian intelligence is likely behind the attack. According to him, the perpetrators could have gained access to the addresses of military personnel, diplomats, and intelligence officers.
Euronews notes that the Baltic states are on high alert due to the threat of "hybrid warfare" from the Russian Federation, which includes cyberattacks, sabotage, and information operations.
Against this backdrop, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is expected to arrive in Vilnius for talks with Baltic leaders on coordinating security measures.