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Polish data safe despite Russian hacking attempts says gov't spokesman

Piotr Mueller said that Russian and Belarusian hackers have targeted not only Poland, but other Central and Eastern European countries as well, "blocking IT systems and attacking institutions or email services." Albert Zawada/PAP

Russia is trying to use cyber-attacks to sow chaos, the Polish government spokesman has said in reaction to recent hacker attacks on Polish websites.

Russia behind cyberattacks on government site says Polish official

Russia’s secret services were behind an attack on a Polish government website that forced it to shut down, Poland's commissioner for cyber-security has said.

Website created by Polish hackers penetrates Russia's wall of censorship

A website developed by Polish programmers allows anyone anywhere in the world to message cellphones and email addresses of random Russian individuals and companies, the Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday.

Opposition senator says his phone was hacked during election campaign

Senator Krzysztof Brejza has told a parliamentary body probing a spyware case that his phone had been digitally broken into multiple times when he was running the election campaign of the largest opposition bloc, Civic Platform.

Senate asks interior min for explanation after wife of senator has phone hacked

The head of the Senate, Poland’s upper house of parliament, has asked the interior minister to explain the circumstances that led to the phone of a senator’s wife being hacked so it could send bomb threats.

Hackers from Belarus likely behind cyberattacks on Poland - US experts

A team of hackers with ties to the Belarusian regime, and whose actions were part of a campaign known as Ghostwriter, is likely responsible for the hacking of email accounts used by current and former Polish government officials, a US cybersecurity firm has said.

Special services analyse hacking of PM's Office head's e-mail account

Poland's special services are investigating Tuesday night's hack on head of the Prime Minister's Office e-mail and social media accounts, the press spokesman of the minister coordinator of special services Stanislaw Zaryn told PAP.

CD Projekt video games company suffers cyber-attack, data theft

Polish computer game maker CD Projekt, the company behind the blockbuster The Witcher game, has been hacked by attackers who managed to access its internal network, the company said on Twitter.

Special forces thwart cyber attack as hackers spread fake news to damage US-Polish relations

The attacks, which targeted several national and regional news sites, involved hackers posting articles ridiculing the effectiveness and preparedness of Polish soldiers and equipment.

Cops bust Dark Web hacker gang InfinityBlack in joint raid with Swiss

The gang which had been involved in distributing stolen user credentials, creating and distributing malware and hacking tools, and was rounded up in the joint Europol operation.

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Holocaust survivor becomes internet star after using TikTok to tell younger generations about WWII atrocities

Using the social media platform to teach young people who don’t want to read books, Tova Friedman said: “Here they are, listening.”

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Rzeszów scientists develop phone battery that charges in eight minutes and lasts 68 YEARS!

Produced by The Batteries, the new technology has already been dubbed “a game changer” by the industry press, with the firm hoping to begin large-scale production once work on their “pilot factory” is finished.

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