Poland security services revealed on Monday, Sept. 9, it took out cyber hackers who were attempting to “wage a de facto cyber war” by Russia and Belarus. Polish intelligence said it is part of ongoing efforts to sabotage Poland’s institution’s due to its military aid to Ukraine.
“The Belarusian and Russian foreign services had one specific goal, to extort information, to blackmail individuals, and institutions and to wage a de facto cyber war,” Poland Deputy Prime Minister Krystsztof Gawkowski said.
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Gawkowski added that Polish intelligence had neutralized the saboteurs.
The deputy prime minister also said that the goal of Russian and Belarusian infiltration is to sabotage military, economic and political operations, alleging the adversaries worked their way into local and central government institutions, including state-owned corporations setting up military contracts.
According to the Polish government, cyberattacks against the country have doubled in the first half of 2024 and last June alone Poland blocked several attacks aimed at critical infrastructure.
Warsaw claims that Moscow is attempting to destabilize the nation due to its supply of military aid to Ukraine, pointing to alleged effort by covert Russian intelligence to steal information on weapons deliveries to Ukraine. Poland has linked previous sabotage and arson to the Kremlin. However, Russia denies the allegations.
Tags: Belarus, Cyber attack, cyber crimes, Cybersecurity, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, Moscow, Poland, Russia, Russian Defense Ministry, Ukraine, Ukraine aid, Vladimir Putin, War
[KARAH RUCKER]
POLAND ANNOUNCED MONDAY IT TOOK OUT CYBER HACKERS ATTEMPTING TO “WAGE A DE FACTO” CYBER WAR BY RUSSIA AND BELARUS.
POLAND DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER KRZYSZTOF GAWKOWSKI ALLEGED:
“THE BELARUSIAN AND RUSSIAN FOREIGN SERVICES… HAD ONE SPECIFIC GOAL– TO EXTORT INFORMATION, TO BLACKMAIL INDIVIDUALS, AND INSTITUTIONS AND TO WAGE A DE FACTO CYBER WAR.”
HE SAYS, POLISH INTELLIGENCE NEUTRALIZED THE SABOTEURS.
GAWKOWSKI ASSERTS THE GOAL OF RUSSIAN AND BELARUSIAN INFILTRATION IS TO SABOTAGE MILITARY, ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL OPERATIONS, ALLEGING THE ADVERSARIES WORKED THEIR WAY INTO LOCAL AND CENTRAL GOVERNMENT INSTITUTIONS– INCLUDING STATE-OWNED CORPORATIONS SETTING UP MILITARY CONTRACTS.
ACCORDING TO THE POLISH GOVERNMENT CYBER ATTACKS DOUBLED IN THE FIRST HALF OF THIS YEAR AND LAST JUNE ALONE POLAND BLOCKED SEVERAL ATTACKS AIMED AT CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE.
WARSAW CLAIMS MOSCOW IS ATTEMPTING TO DESTABILIZE THE NATION DUE TO ITS SUPPLY OF MILITARY AID TO UKRAINE, POINTING TO ALLEGED EFFORTS BY COVERT RUSSIAN INTELLIGENCE TO STEAL INFORMATION ON WEAPONS TO DELIVERIES TO UKRAINE. POLAND HAS ALSO LINKED PREVIOUS SABOTAGE AND ARSON TO THE KREMLIN.
RUSSIA DENIES THE ALLEGATIONS.
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