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Major Cyber Breach Hits Liechtenstein's Foundations Register
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The database contains confidential information on the ultimate beneficial owners of companies, foundations and trusts registered in the principality.
"So far there have been neither ransom demands nor any indication that the database has appeared for sale on the dark web," Prime Minister Haas said.
Key Anti-Money Laundering DatabaseThe Register of Beneficial Owners forms a central pillar of Liechtenstein's anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing framework.
It was established to implement European Union anti-money laundering directives and requires companies, foundations and trustees to disclose their ultimate beneficial owners through an online portal.
Potential Reputational ImpactThe breach comes at a sensitive time for Liechtenstein's internationally oriented financial centre, where foundations, trusts and wealth structures play a key role.