Gawkowski said the cyberattack had been stopped and its foreign origin confirmed, although he did not identify those responsible or the country from which the operation was conducted.
According to Gawkowski, an analysis of system logs indicated that those behind the attack had carried out preparatory activities intended to enable a coordinated operation at a later date, targeting the functioning of public administration.
“We already have indications that an attempt was made to paralyse the work of government administration in December,” the deputy prime minister said.
Gawkowski stressed that the services had stopped the attack before it caused disruption to the functioning of the state.
The minister recalled that Poland's energy sector had been targeted in a cyberattack late last year. He said the current incident could indicate that unknown groups were preparing further actions to destabilise the functioning of the state.
Gawkowski said incidents of this kind always carry a risk of crisis situations, including data leaks or disruption to the work of public offices. He stressed the importance of a rapid response by institutions responsible for cybersecurity.
On Tuesday evening, Gawkowski posted on X that a state system had been targeted in a cyberattack. He said security teams had taken immediate action to maintain the system's stability and that technical work was under way to restore its full functionality.
The system targeted in the attack was the Electronic Platform of Public Administration Services (ePUAP), a nationwide platform that allows citizens to communicate online with public administration bodies. It is used, among other things, to submit applications and documents to public offices and to sign documents using a Trusted Profile (Profil Zaufany).
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Source: PAP