DistantNews
Support us
🇱🇹 Lithuania /Crime & Justice

Lithuanian Influencer Slams Officials Over Delayed Data Leak Notification

From Delfi · () Lithuanian

Translated from Lithuanian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

At a glance

News Sources not specified Under investigation
  • Lithuanian celebrity Fausta Marija Leščiauskaitė revealed her personal data was leaked in March but officials only recently acknowledged it.
  • She criticized the government and the head of the State Enterprise Centre of Registers for their slow response and lack of accountability.
  • The data leak, involving sensitive personal information like names and personal codes, was detected in early April, with potential damages estimated at over 111,000 euros.

Lithuanian influencer Fausta Marija Leščiauskaitė has publicly criticized the handling of a significant personal data leak, revealing her information was compromised in March but the incident only came to light recently.

My data was leaked in March. It's almost June now. And no one was even going to report it, if not for a few circumstances.

· Fausta Marija LeščiauskaitėExpressing frustration over the delayed notification of the data leak.

Leščiauskaitė expressed shock and anger on social media, questioning why authorities failed to notify affected individuals promptly. She specifically targeted the head of the State Enterprise Centre of Registers, Ruginienė, suggesting a lack of serious accountability. "Do you seriously think that's enough?" she asked, implying that a simple apology or the resignation of a lower-level official would be insufficient.

Do you seriously think that's enough? First of all, I hope there will be a collective lawsuit. After all, it's real?

· Fausta Marija LeščiauskaitėQuestioning the adequacy of the official response and hinting at legal action.

The former head of the Centre of Registers, Adrijus Jusas, confirmed that the large-scale data breach was detected in early April. He stated that law enforcement and the Data Protection Authority were immediately informed, along with other relevant institutions and the Ministry of Economy and Innovation. However, the delay in public notification has fueled public distrust.

In such a crisis, Ruginienė should first look in the mirror and point to herself and her government.

· Fausta Marija LeščiauskaitėCriticizing the leadership's accountability for the data breach.

The prosecutor's office has launched a pre-trial investigation into the leak, which reportedly involved over 600,000 registry extracts. Sensitive personal data, including names and personal identification codes, are believed to be among the leaked information. The estimated damage from the breach is at least 111,000 euros, raising concerns about national security and the privacy of citizens' financial and health data.

We noticed the data leak around the beginning of April. All institutions were informed - the police, the Data Protection Authority, data controllers, and other institutions we deemed necessary to inform.

· Adrijus JusasConfirming the timeline of detection and notification to authorities.
About this summary

Originally published by Delfi in Lithuanian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

More Stories

From Our Blog