Obtaining the land register extract for authentication purposes is therefore a mandatory legal obligation of the notary public. In practice, the notary public will not proceed with the authentication without the land register extract. Essentially, any transaction for which registration in the land register is not mandatory and which does not require an extract from the land register may proceed as normal. ConclusionsThe cyberattack on ANCPI represents an unprecedented incident that has affected the entire real estate transaction process in Romania. The land register keeps track of Romania’s entire land holdings, and its security must be a strategic priority.