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Reasons to Believe Russia Behind Cyberattack on Polish Power System, PM Says
Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on January 15, 2026
1 min readLast updated: January 19, 2026
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Polish PM suggests Russian involvement in December's cyberattack on Poland's energy infrastructure. Defense systems prevented major damage.
Polish PM Links December Cyberattack on Power System to Russia
Analysis of the Cyberattack on Poland's Energy Infrastructure
WARSAW, Jan 15 (Reuters) - There are strong reasons to believe a group connected to Russian secret services was behind a December cyberattack on Poland's energy infrastructure, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Thursday.
Details of the Cyberattack
Poland's power system faced its largest cyberattack in years in the last week of December, its energy minister Milosz Motyka said on Tuesday.
Response and Defense Measures
Tusk added that because Poland's defence systems worked well the attack did not threaten critical infrastructure and had practically no negative consequences.
Implications for National Security
"There are many reasons to believe... that they were prepared by groups directly linked to the Russian services, I don't want to speculate, but I don't think we have any doubts about the sources of inspiration," Tusk told a press conference.
"I want to say that Poland defended itself against attempts at destabilization, and its infrastructure was never threatened for a moment."
(Reporting by Barbara Erling, Pawel Florkiewicz and Anna Wlodarczak-Semczuk; Editing by Alex Richardson)
Key Takeaways
- •Polish PM suspects Russia in December cyberattack.
- •Attack targeted Poland's energy infrastructure.
- •Defense systems prevented major damage.
- •No critical infrastructure was threatened.
- •Links to Russian secret services suspected.
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