Lithuanian authorities learned of the scale of the data theft affecting over 600,000 residents in early April 2026, but only notified the public more than one and a half months later, at the end of May 2026.

Omissions

• The exact date when the Centre of Registers and individual ministry heads became aware of the scale of the data theft (claimed as 'early April 2026') could not be independently confirmed from available sources. The speaker, Petras Auštrevičius, belongs to the Liberal movement (Liberalų sąjūdis), and the political framing of a notification delay is part of his party's line of questioning — the article 'Liberals Question Notification Delay' on infoerdve.lt indicates this timeline is actively contested rather than definitively established.
• Available sources confirm the public disclosure window (22–26 May 2026) but do not independently corroborate the internal government awareness date that anchors the claimed delay of 'more than one and a half months'.
• The MEP could not have known the May 2026 media reports at the time of the speech if they were published after the session date. However, the breach and public notification occurred before 17 June 2026, so the core facts were knowable.

Sources

• SecondaryInfoerdve.ltThe State Data Protection Inspectorate said on Friday, 22 May 2026, that it had opened an investigation into the Registrų centras data leak. The article frames the notification timing as the central issue, with Liberals questioning the delay between internal awareness and public disclosure.
• SecondaryEuronewsLithuanian authorities are on high alert for cyber attacks after a massive data leak involving more than 600,000 entries from national data registries. Published 25 May 2026.
• SecondaryThe RecordLithuania investigates theft of 600,000 state registry records by foreign actor. Lithuanian prosecutors are investigating a major data breach involving more than 600,000 records from the country's Real Estate Register.