Lithuanian parliament initiates investigation into leaked Registry Centre data

Lithuanian lawmakers have collected signatures to establish a temporary investigative commission to probe the leak of data from the country’s Registry Centre (RC), as reported by ELTA.

Forty-five members of the Seimas (parliament) signed a resolution calling for the commission, which aims to address 19 key questions, primarily focused on identifying political accountability for the data breach. The investigation will also examine whether there were signs of negligence by responsible individuals or institutions, and whether potential threats to national security—such as the possible transfer or use of data by foreign states, intelligence services, or other agencies—were properly assessed.

The resolution was supported by members of the Homeland Union-Lithuanian Christian Democrats (TS-LKD), the Liberal Movement, the Democratic Party’s “For Lithuania” faction, the “Aušra” group, and the mixed faction.

According to ELTA, the Prosecutor General’s Office is investigating an incident in which more than 600,000 real estate records may have been stolen from the RC, resulting in damages of at least €111,000. The State Data Protection Inspectorate estimates that around 500,000 residents were affected by the breach.

Adrijus Jusas, the former head of the RC who has since resigned, stated that the large-scale data leak was detected in early April. However, he claimed that the ability to disclose the incident was limited by a pre-trial investigation launched by prosecutors on April 5. The Prosecutor’s Office, however, has stated that it did not restrict the sharing of information.

Last week, the Seimas rejected an initial opposition proposal to form a commission to investigate the RC data breach but decided to return the draft to its authors for refinement rather than dismissing it outright.