Liechtenstein Register of Beneficial Owners (VwbP): data on 31,000 legal entities copied

What happened

• The government said an unknown perpetrator gained unauthorized access to the VwbP on the night of 30 Jul 2026 and copied data on about 31,000 legal entities (beneficial ownership information). No sign of alteration or deletion.
• Root cause: investigators describe a targeted, technically skilled attack and have identified a possible initial entry point; not disclosed.
• Attacker: unknown.
• Response: register taken offline to external users, other sensitive systems taken offline as a precaution for security reviews; no other government systems found affected.

Sources

• https://www.regierung.li/thema/17104/vwbp?id=234656
• https://konbriefing.com/en-topics/cyber-attacks-public-administration.html

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