{
  "id": 76054,
  "title": "Cyberattack hits Liechtenstein's anti-money laundering data register, Vaduz says",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/03/cyberattack-hits-liechtensteins-anti-money-laundering-data-register",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-03T07:16:21.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Euronews",
    "slug": "euronews",
    "url": "http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/08/03/cyberattack-hits-liechtensteins-anti-money-laundering-data-register-vaduz-says"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A cyberattack has targeted Liechtenstein's anti-money laundering data register, compromising the information of approximately 31,000 legal entities. According to the government, the breach occurred at night from Wednesday into Thursday last week and was detected on Thursday.\n\nThe register, which is part of the country's efforts to combat money laundering and terror financing, contains data on people behind companies, foundations, and trusteeships. The government has taken measures to secure the data and taken the system offline, and there are no indications that any data was altered or deleted.\n\nA crisis unit was set up over the weekend to investigate the attack. The breach has raised concerns about the security of Liechtenstein's financial industry, which is central to the country's economy.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Associated Press",
        "title": "Cyberattack hits Liechtenstein’s register of people behind companies and foundations",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/03/cyberattack-hits-liechtensteins-register-of-people-behind-companies",
        "published": "2026-08-03T07:23:01.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "SecurityWeek",
        "title": "Cyberattack Hits Liechtenstein’s Register of People Behind Companies and Foundations",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/03/cyberattack-hits-liechtensteins-register-of-people-behind-companies-98305",
        "published": "2026-08-03T15:15:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Record",
        "title": "Hackers steal 31,000 records identifying people behind Liechtenstein companies, foundations",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/03/hackers-steal-31-000-records-identifying-people-behind-liechtenstein",
        "published": "2026-08-03T17:36:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}