Liechtenstein Register Breach Exposes Weak Point in Europe’s Ownership-Transparency System

332The theft of data from Liechtenstein’s beneficial-ownership register shows the uncomfortable bargain at the heart of Europe’s anti-money-laundering agenda: transparency creates valuable targets. Europe’s campaign against hidden ownership has acquired a …

Major cyberattack in Liechtenstein targets beneficial owner list

31,000 copies of data belonging to legal entities stolen in Liechtenstein Keystone-SDA The Principality of Liechtenstein has been the target of a large-scale cyberattack. Around 31,000 copies of data belonging to companies, foundations and trusts were …

Cyberattack hits Liechtenstein's anti-money laundering data register, Vaduz says

Published on 03/08/2026 - 9:16 GMT+2 A cyberattack tapped the data of some 31,000 people in Liechtenstein's register of people behind companies and foundations in the wealthy principality, the government said. The "register of economic …

Someone broke into Liechtenstein’s secret wealth haven list overnight

A cyberattack tapped the data of some 31,000 people in Liechtenstein’s register of people behind companies and foundations in the wealthy principality, the government said. Subscribe to Fortune Gulf Brief. Every Tuesday, this new newsletter delivers clear- …

Hackers access data on 31,000 legal entities in Liechtenstein

Ilayda Cakirtekin 03 August 2026•Update: 03 August 2026 Hackers gained unauthorized access to data on around 31,000 legal entities in Liechtenstein, the government announced Sunday. “The ‘Register of Beneficial Owners’ (VwbP) was the target of a …

Cyberattack hits Liechtenstein's anti-money laundering data register, Vaduz says

Major Cyber Breach Hits Liechtenstein's Foundations Register

At an emergency press conference in Vaduz on Sunday, Prime Minister Brigitte Haas, Deputy Prime Minister Emanuel Schädler and Martin Alge, Head of the Office of Justice, confirmed that an unknown group had copied data from the Register of Beneficial Owners …

Liechtenstein’s archaic abortion laws need to be modernised. But a prince is standing in the way

The first person Maria* called when she found out she was pregnant was her doctor. The second person was a lawyer. The single mother of one was in shock, and considering terminating the pregnancy. But she first had to make sure that she wasn’t about to do …

Liechtenstein's anti-money laundering data hacked: gov't

VADUZ Exterior view of the Liechtenstein Government Building in Vaduz, Liechtenstein on Aug. 18, 2023. (AP Photo) Liechtenstein's government announced on Aug. 2 that unknown hackers last week accessed tens of thousands of files at a special register …

Cyberattack hits Liechtenstein’s register of people behind companies and foundations

BERLIN (AP) — A cyberattack tapped the data of some 31,000 people in Liechtenstein’s register of people behind companies and foundations in the wealthy principality, the government said. The “register of economic beneficiaries” was accessed at night from …