Warsaw: A Polish government official has pointed to a probable Russian cyberattack targeting Poland’s state news agency on Friday. This assertion follows the dissemination of a false article regarding military mobilization through the agency’s news feed.
Warsaw has consistently accused Moscow of seeking to destabilize Poland due to its involvement in providing military assistance to Ukraine. These allegations have been rebuffed by Russian authorities.
Jacek Dobrzynski, spokesperson for the minister coordinating special services, addressed the incident, stating, “Due to the probable Russian cyberattack on the Polish Press Agency and disinformation about the alleged mobilization in Poland, the Internal Security Agency, in cooperation with the Ministry of Digitization, took immediate action.”
The Russian embassy in Warsaw has denied knowledge of the incident and declined further comment. Meanwhile, Jan Grabiec, head of the prime minister’s office, confirmed that Poland’s special services are conducting an investigation into the matter.
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The false article, which circulated twice on the PAP newswire just days before the European Parliament election, claimed that Prime Minister Donald Tusk intended to mobilize 200,000 individuals to join the conflict in Ukraine.
PAP wrote, “The false article was published twice on Friday – at 14.00 and 14.20. It was withdrawn both times. After the first withdrawal, it was re-released.” The news agency also stated that it is examining the circumstances surrounding the incident.
