scorecardresearch
Friday, May 16, 2025
Support Our Journalism
HomeTechPoland to boost cybersecurity after fake news attack

Poland to boost cybersecurity after fake news attack

Follow Us :
Text Size:

WARSAW (Reuters) -Poland will spend over 3 billion zlotys ($760 million) to boost cybersecurity, the digitalisation minister said on Monday, after state news agency PAP was hit by what authorities say was likely a Russian cyberattack.

With European parliament elections to be held in Poland on Sunday, authorities are on high alert for attempts by Moscow to interfere in the vote, fears that intensified on Friday when a false article about military mobilisation appeared on PAP.

Warsaw has repeatedly accused Moscow of attempting to destabilise Poland because of its role in supplying military aid to its neighbour Ukraine, allegations Russia has dismissed.

“We want to allocate over 3 billion zlotys for a ‘Cyber Shield’,” Krzysztof Gawkowski told a news conference. “Today, Poland is on the frontline of the cyber fight against Russia. Poland has the most attacks.”

Gawkowski said that on Sunday and Monday Poland had blocked several cyber attacks on critical infrastructure.

“The Russian Federation has one goal – to destabilise the situation and ensure that the forces supporting the breakup of the EU can benefit,” he said.

Russia’s embassy in Warsaw on Friday said it had no knowledge of the attack on PAP. It has dismissed accusations that Russia is trying to destabilise Poland.

Poland has also linked Russia to incidents of sabotage and arson on its soil and says Russian secret services are actively trying to gather information on weapons deliveries to Ukraine after Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022.

It has announced the re-establishment of a commission to investigate Russian influence.

(Reporting by Alan Charlish, Pawel Florkiewicz; Editing by Ros Russell)

Disclaimer: This report is auto generated from the Reuters news service. ThePrint holds no responsibilty for its content.

Subscribe to our channels on YouTube, Telegram & WhatsApp

Support Our Journalism

India needs fair, non-hyphenated and questioning journalism, packed with on-ground reporting. ThePrint – with exceptional reporters, columnists and editors – is doing just that.

Sustaining this needs support from wonderful readers like you.

Whether you live in India or overseas, you can take a paid subscription by clicking here.

Support Our Journalism

  • Tags

LEAVE A REPLY

Please enter your comment!
Please enter your name here

Most Popular