An investigation has emerged regarding the theft of over 600,000 real estate records from state registries. The official public acknowledgment of the incident was made on May 22nd, when the General Prosecutor’s Office (GPO) announced it had launched an inquiry into illegal attempts by third parties to access state data. However, subsequent details revealed a significant discrepancy in the timeline of the security breach.
Sources indicate that the institution responsible for the records first noticed the suspicious data leak in early April. At that time, law enforcement and the government were allegedly informed, suggesting that the sensitive data may have been compromised since the beginning of the year. Prime Minister Inga Ruginienė addressed the situation, confirming her prior knowledge of the security breach.
She stated that, due to the ongoing nature of the GPO’s investigation, she was unable to provide further public commentary. The incident highlights a major lapse in data security, with the scale of the leak involving substantial personal and property information. While the GPO initially focused its announcement on ongoing external threats, the timeline suggests that internal awareness of the compromise preceded the formal reporting to the public.
The focus of the ongoing inquiry remains on determining the full scope of the data loss and identifying the responsible parties.
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