Lithuanian parliament holds emergency session over large-scale data breach at Registry Centre

The Lithuanian parliament’s National Security and Defence Committee (NSGK) is holding an emergency meeting Friday to address a major data breach at the state Registry Centre, where over 600,000 property records—including personal identification codes—were stolen, LRT reports.

Representatives from the Interior Ministry, Economy and Innovation Ministry, Registry Centre, National Cyber Security Centre, State Data Protection Inspectorate, State Security Department, and Second Investigative Service have been summoned to provide details on the cyberattack and assess its threats.

Laurynas Kasčiūnas, deputy chair of the NSGK, stressed the breach’s national security implications, particularly risks to officials, military personnel, and intelligence officers if their personal data fell into “hostile hands.” He did not rule out potential involvement by Russian military intelligence.

The Prosecutor General’s Office is investigating unauthorized access to the property registry, allegedly carried out from abroad using compromised Migration Department employee accounts. The theft occurred in early 2026 but was detected in April. Among the affected are President Gitanas Nausėda, armed forces chief Raimundas Vaikšnoras, ministers, lawmakers, and business figures.

Nausėda previously called the incident a “scandal that undermines the foundations of national security,” while Kasčiūnas warned of attempts to “sweep the dust under the rug.” The emergency session was initiated by opposition members of the committee.