Polish safety companies have thwarted a sabotage operation orchestrated by Russia and Belarus that aimed to destabilize Poland | Picture credit score: AP
Polish safety companies have neutralised a sabotage operation orchestrated by Russia and Belarus that aimed to destabilise Poland, Deputy Prime Minister Krzysztof Gawkowski mentioned on Monday (9 September 2024).
Warsaw has repeatedly accused Moscow of attempting to destabilise Poland over its position in offering army assist to neighbouring Ukraine, accusations Russia has rejected.
The saboteurs, working from Belarus in cooperation with Russia, penetrated native and central authorities establishments, together with state-owned corporations that implement army contracts, he mentioned.
“The overseas companies of Belarus and Russia had a particular objective: to extort cash from people and establishments, to blackmail people and establishments and to wage a de facto cyber struggle,” mentioned Gawkowski, who can be the Minister for Digital Affairs.
He mentioned the operational goal, to steal information for blackmail functions, had been thwarted.
Gawkowski says cyberattacks have doubled since final yr, focusing on Polish organisations and establishments, together with logistics corporations that ship army shipments to Ukraine.
“In our on-line world, risks seem each hour, each minute. It typically occurs that there are greater than a thousand incidents in someday,” mentioned Gawkowski, who in June mentioned Poland had blocked a number of cyberattacks on its important infrastructure.
Poland has additionally linked Russia to incidents of sabotage and arson on its territory and says Russian secret companies are actively attempting to assemble details about arms deliveries to Ukraine following Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022.
Printed – September 09, 2024 06:00 pm IST