Officials in Poland say that a fake news report saying that Prime Minister Donald Tusk was mobilizing 200,000 men starting on July 1 was probably the work of Russia-sponsored hackers and was designed to interfere with the upcoming European Parliament election.
FILE - Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk , left, Jan Grabiec, chief of staff, center, and newly appointed Minister of Digital Affairs Krzysztof Gawkowski, arrive at the Prime Minister's office in Warsaw, Poland, on Dec. 13, 2023. A fake news report on Poland's national news agency saying that Tusk was mobilizing 200,000 men starting on July 1 was probably the work of Russia-sponsored hackers and was designed to interfere with the upcoming European Parliament election, authorities said.
“Everything indicates that we are dealing with a cyberattack directed from the Russian side," said Krzysztof Gawkowski, a deputy prime minister who also holds the digital affairs portfolio. “The goal is disinformation ahead of elections and a paralysis of the society."Tusk said on X that it was “Another very dangerous hacker attack which well illustrates Russia’s destabilization strategy on the eve of the European elections. ...
Eight minutes later, the agency “killed," or removed, the report and then issued a statement saying that it wasn't the source of the article. The hack was repeated and the fake news was pushed again to the wire and was killed again. Security officials said that their experts were working to find the source of the hack, and also insulate PAP from further attempts to publish fake news on its systems.Gawkowski said that Poland's sensitive infrastructure was being subjected all the time to various kinds of incidents and cyberattacks.Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.
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