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Lithuania's interior ministry says hackers reached an archived citizenship information system before access was blocked

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Lithuania's interior ministry said its archived EPEKIS information system, which holds data on foreigners who applied for citizenship, was targeted in a cyberattack, BNS reported via LRT on 25 September. Minister Martynas Katelynas was told on the evening of 24 September; the ministry said access was immediately blocked and that there was currently no evidence data had been downloaded. The ministry referred the case to law enforcement and named no attacker.

When
24 September 2026
Where
Lithuania, Lithuania
What
cyber, government
Against
Government of Lithuania
Attribution
Not attributed. The ministry named no attacker; it said it could not rule out the use of an artificial intelligence platform.
In the record
Published 2026-11-09 22:52 UTC · backfilled

Sources

  1. Evidence LRT Media · Not yet classified origin: Lithuanian interior ministry statement, via BNS · published 2026-09-25 00:00 UTC its information system was targeted in a cyberattack

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