Defence
At least 11 MPs hit by massive spam attack
At least 11 Lithuanian lawmakers received 50,0000 spam emails in a massive spam attack on Thursday, the National Cyber Security Centre (NKSC) said on Friday. […]
Month: November 2018
Society
Lithuanian beauty clinic hacking case goes to court
Lithuanian law-enforcement officials have completed their investigation into the theft of clients’ personal information and photos from the Kaunas-based cosmetic surgery clinic Grožio Chirurgija and are sending the case to a court. […]
Foreign affairs
Activists miss attention to human rights on Lithuanian president’s agenda in China
Tibet’s supporters say Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė, leaving for China on Friday, should pay more attention to the worsening human rights situation in China, instead of focusing on trade ties. […]
Society
Vilnius Installs Female Pedestrian Lights to Mark the Centenary of Women’s Suffrage in Lithuania
Gender equality got the green light in Vilnius, quite literally this time. To celebrate the centenary of women’s voting rights in Lithuania, a number of the city’s pedestrian traffic lights received a makeover to include a female figure, a press release from Go Vilnius states. […]
CORPORATE
LRT investigation. Cyber security centre can also spy – theoretically, it has all the capacities
On Thursday, some members of Seimas had their emails flooded with thousands of emails. IT specialists have warned politicians that hostile individuals have bypassed the special security filters. Apparently, this was not a cyber-attack from […]
Society
Lithuania marks 100 years since women got right to vote
Lithuania on Friday marks 100 years since women were granted the right to vote. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuanian defmin meets Georgian counterpart in Batumi
Lithuanian Minister of National Defense Raimundas Karoblis, currently on a visit to Georgia, on Friday met with his Georgian counterpart Levan Izoria. […]
Society
Teachers to strike over new pay system in Lithuania in November
Teachers will start a termless protest against the new pay system on Nov. 12, the Lithuanian Education Employees Trade Union says. […]
Politics
Armonaitė, Šimašius leave Lithuania’s Liberal Movement
Lithuania’s liberal MP Aušrinė Armonaitė and Vilnius Mayor Remigijus Šimašius on Friday announced their decision to leave the Liberal Movement. […]
Defence
Group of Lithuanian lawmakers comes under spam attack
A group of Lithuanian lawmakers came under a spam attack on the night to Thursday, the parliament’s IT specialists say. […]
Economy
Vilnius wants to demolish old airport terminal, transmin says
There’s a wish to demolish the old arrivals terminal at Vilnius Airport during its future reconstruction, Lithuanian Transport Minister Rokas Masiulis says. […]
Society
Crossing phone ban for pedestrians comes into force in Lithuania
A ban for pedestrians to use their phones while crossing the road comes into force in Lithuania on Thursday. […]
Economy
Grybauskaitė going to China to open up opportunities for Lithuanian business
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė is leaving for Shanghai on Friday and pledges to seek political support for opening up this huge local market for Lithuanian products. […]
Society
Vilnius’ Paneriai Memorial to build new visitor center, further update exhibitions
The Vilna Gaon State Jewish Museum plans to build a new visitor center at the Paneriai Memorial Complex on the outskirts of Vilnius within the next few years and to continue updating its exhibitions. […]
Cyber security
Culture is becoming a tool for antagonistic state propaganda. How can we protect ourselves?
Ethnic minority communities constitute an integral part of the Lithuanian civic society. Our state laws protect the rights of ethnic minorities to practice and promote their language, culture, and traditions. Unfortunately, this sometimes becomes a target of the Kremlin propaganda. […]