Hackers have illegally accessed and ​copied data from Liechtenstein’s register of beneficial owners, ‌compromising information relating to about 31,000 companies, foundations and trusts, the principality’s government said late on Sunday. The government ​said that unknown perpetrators had gained unauthorized access ​to the register during the night of ⁠July 29-30 and copied data before authorities detected ​irregularities and took the affected system offline. Liechtenstein, one of ​the world’s smallest and richest countries, is home to thousands of low-tax trusts. A preliminary investigation found the attackers had obtained ​copies of data on around 31,000 legal entities ​from the register of beneficial owners, which was created through a ‌2021 ⁠act as part of anti-money laundering measures.

Full report : Liechtenstein is racing to identify the hackers behind a large-scale data breach at the government’s confidential registry.