Polish Space Agency Investigates Cyberattack
- Polish Space Agency (POLSA) investigates cyberattack
- Network disconnected from the internet to prevent further damage
- Website remains offline
- State cybersecurity services detect unauthorized access to IT infrastructure
- Incident attributed to Russia
- Poland is the most attacked country in the EU in terms of cyberspace incidents
Cyberattack on Polish Space Agency
Poland's space agency, POLSA, announced that it is investigating a cyberattack that occurred on Sunday. The agency immediately disconnected its network from the internet to prevent further damage. The website of POLSA remains offline at the time of writing.
Poland's digital minister, Krzysztof Gawkowski, confirmed in a separate post that state cybersecurity services had detected unauthorized access to the Polish Space Agency's IT infrastructure. The services are working to identify who was behind the cyberattack.
In January, Gawkowski told local media that Poland is the most attacked country in the European Union when it comes to cyberspace incidents, attributing most of the incidents to Russia. The country last year said it was targeted by APT28, a state-sponsored hacking group operated by Russian military intelligence.