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Lithuania Reports Theft of 600,000 National Records
Lithuanian authorities announced a breach of more than 600,000 entries from national registers. The prosecutor’s office said a foreign country is suspected. The head of the State Enterprise Centre of Registers resigned after the incident.
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Lithuanian authorities announced Friday that more than 600,000 entries from national data registers had been stolen. The records came primarily from real-estate and legal-entity registers and were accessed using login credentials of authorized institutions.
The prosecutor’s office stated that a foreign country is suspected of involvement but did not name any nation. Officials immediately blocked accounts of suspected users and required credential updates.
Jusas, head of the State Enterprise
Centre of Registers, resigned Monday. The resignation followed the disclosure of the breach.
9 million and borders Russia.
Authorities said the country is a frequent target of hybrid operations that include sabotage and influence activities. Opposition politician Laurynas Kasčiūnas posted on social media Sunday that the theft is suspected to be a Russian intelligence operation.
He offered no evidence and warned that addresses of intelligence officers, military personnel, diplomats, or politicians may have been exposed.
