National Cyber Security Center

Lithuanian's Foreign and National Defense Ministries and the State Border Guard Service have on Thursday warned about fake news being spread on their behalf regarding alleged detention of a Polish diplomat and invitation to perform mandatory military service.

Chinese, or allegedly made in Asia but in fact Russian, equipment widely used in Lithuania and all over the world might be used to spy on residents and businesses and collect data, Lithuania's Vice Minister of National defense Edvinas Kerza says.

Topo Centras, a Lithuanian chain of stores selling household appliances and electronic devises, decided on Tuesday to halt the sale of D-Link routers.

Lithuania's National Cyber Security Center warned on Tuesday about the risk posed by some of the WiFi equipment used in the country as it uses Russian technology.

Lithuania's National Cyber Security Center, which has been monitoring activity of Yandex.Taxi, a ride-sharing service, in Vilnius for the past three months, has once again warned people against using this app, the national radio LRT's morning program reports.

The Lithuanian Defense Ministry, its National Cyber Security Center and the country's major online media outlets signed on Tuesday an agreement on cooperation in cyber security.

Russia poses the biggest cyber threat to Lithuania, Vice Minister of National Defense Edvinas Kerza says.

Russian-capital company Yandex.Taxi, providing ride-sharing services in Vilnius, says it has five partners but only several of them have experience in the taxi business, and the remaining ones were established less than a year ago.

Specific and motivated legal solutions against ride-sharing company Yandex.Taxi are being looked for, but that's not a strategic company which can be subject to certain restrictions, Lithuanian Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis.

Lithuanian MP Audronius Ažubalis, representing the opposition conservative Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats, on Friday called for eliminating the Russian-capital Yandex.Taxi ride-sharing service in Lithuania after receiving a response from the country's State Security Department.

Lithuania's State Security Department recommends people who might be of interest to Russian special services not to use the Yandex.Taxi ride-sharing app.

The Russian-capital company Yandex.Taxi sometimes used servers in Russian when providing services, the company's representative says.

The app of the ride-sharing service provider Yandex.Taxi transmits data to addresses in Russia, the National Cyber Security Center (NCSC) said on Friday.

Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis advises Lithuanians not to use the Yandex.Taxi ride-sharing application which he says collects excessive user data.

Lithuania's National Cyber Security Center on Monday warned against using the Yandex.Taxi ride-sharing app.

Lithuania is holding talks with the United States on establishing a regional cyber security center in Kaunas, officials confirmed on Wednesday.

The Lithuanian government proposes to sanction directors or other responsible personnel of budget-funded institutions failing to comply with cybersecurity requirements by administrative fines of between 30 and 1,400 euros.

Lietuvos Energija (Lithuanian Energy), the state-run holding, has announced plans to enhance its cyber security capacities.

Lithuanian security experts will shortly start examining how secure fintech and blockchain technologies are, Deputy Defense Minister Edvinas Kerza said on Thursday.

Energy last year was the Lithuanian sector with the largest number of recorded malicious software infections, the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) said in a report on Thursday.