A final decision on changing license plates, including the funding for this procedure, will be made after the risk assessment is completed. Recommendations from Latvian security services will be taken into account. The National Armed Forces (NBS) do not specify which particular units' vehicles may have their license plates changed. It was previously reported that, due to the large-scale data leak from CSDD, Latvian agencies involved in operational activities will also assess the need to change license plates on their vehicles. Other security measures are not ruled out, details of which are not disclosed. Some vehicles of these agencies have special coloring and identification marks, but unmarked cars are also used, including for conducting undercover investigations and activities related to national security. The largest agency conducting operational activities is the State Police. They confirmed to LETA that they have sent a request to CSDD to determine the risks associated with the data leak concerning vehicles registered to the police. After receiving this information, the police will decide whether it is necessary to change the license plates on certain service vehicles. It should be noted that as a result of the cyberattack on CSDD in early August, attackers obtained personal data of 1.2 million individuals, as well as information on approximately 200,000 legal entities. The leak affected data on payments made to the directorate over the past 18 years.
