Lithuania recorded a 25% fall in cyber incidents last year compared with 2024, but breaches affecting organisations and legal entities nearly doubled, according to a national cyber security report published on Tuesday.
The findings, released by the National Cyber Security Centre, present a mixed picture: overall incident numbers have declined, possibly reflecting growing awareness, but risks within organisations have risen sharply, driven largely by human error and weak security practices.
A total of 2,888 cyber incidents were recorded, the majority linked to foreign-hosted infrastructure used to distribute malicious content. 19 were classified as major incidents. Incidents affecting legal entities, however, rose from 155 to 280 – a near-doubling that the centre said points to organisations remaining the most vulnerable point in the system.
In state digital infrastructure, 267 incidents involving disruption or hacking attempts were recorded.
“Even as technological resilience grows, the greatest risk remains related to human behaviour, vigilance and the ability to recognise deception schemes,” the report said.
