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.
