SIS Won't Comment on Cyber-attack on Land-Registry Office, It's Live Case

Bratislava, January 10 (TASR) - The Slovak Intelligence Service (SIS) won't comment on the cyber-attack on the Geodesy, Cartography, and Cadastre Office (UGKK) for now, as it is a "live case", SIS spokesperson Katarina Nemova told TASR on Friday. The cyber-attack that hit UGKK earlier this week was the biggest in the history of the independent Slovakia. A large-scale cyber-attack from abroad hit UGKK's information system, which is used by land registry departments of district offices. The offices of land registry departments have been temporarily closed as a precaution. UGKK chairman Juraj Celler on Thursday (January 9) said that no alterations to the home ownership database are being made, neither the owners nor ownership relationships are being changed. The Office for Combating Organised Crime (UBOK) is dealing with this case of suspected unauthorised interference with the real estate registry computer system. ko/df