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NATO’s North Atlantic Council to discuss cyber attacks on Poland: report

21.06.2021 16:21
Recent cyber attacks against Poland will be discussed at a meeting of the North Atlantic Council in Brussels on Wednesday, Polish state news agency PAP has reported, citing a source at NATO headquarters.
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The North Atlantic Council is the main political decision-making body of the NATO Western military alliance.

Meanwhile, the EU’s executive has voiced solidarity with Poland over the cyber attacks, according to PAP.

The European Commission, as cited by PAP, added that cyber activities targeting Poland underline the need to step up the bloc’s efforts to counter cyber threats.

The head of Poland’s ruling conservatives said on Friday that top officials, ministers, and MPs in his country from various political parties had been targeted by a cyber attack launched from Russian territory.

Jarosław Kaczyński, leader of the governing Law and Justice party, said the attack aimed to destabilize Poland.

Officials said earlier this month that investigators were probing a hacker attack on the social media and email accounts of the prime minister’s top aide, Michał Dworczyk, amid suspicions that Russia was behind the incident.

Dworczyk said he considered the cyberattack to be a part of a wider “disinformation campaign” against Poland.

(pk)

Source: PAP