Russia is preparing a powerful cyber attack. A urgent warning was issued for NATO countries
Great power failure in Spain, as well as part of Portugal and Francewhich took place at the end of April, showed how little it is necessary for the country to get into chaos. The cause of the problem was indicated by the sudden loss of power caused by the change in weather conditions. Security expert Marcin Samsel in an interview with « Fakt » indicated that cyber attacks are equally dangerous for the stability of these systemsand about three thousand such attempts were recorded last year in Poland.
An urgent warning was issued for NATO countries. Russia is preparing a powerful cyber attack
As reported in mid -April, the minister of digitization Krzysztof Gawkowski, The number of attacks on the Polish cyberspace in 2024 increased by 64 percent, and recently there was a disturbing severity of the actions of Russian services. In the face of this data, information about the cybernetic campaign sponsored by Russia is particularly disturbing.
A warning in this matter on Wednesday, May 21 was published by Great Britain together with allies, including: Polish, USA, Germany, the Czech Republic, Australia, Canada, Denmark, Estonia, France and the Netherlands. As emphasized, entities threatened with these cyber attacks should take immediate protective actions.
This malicious campaign of Russian military intelligence is a serious threat to organizations, including those involved in providing help from Ukraine
– warned Paul Chichester, operational director of the British National Cybersecurity Center (NCSC) cited by the Reuters agency.
According to experts, hackers will also be directed against the defense, sea, air, port and air traffic management sectors in NATO Member States. In the face of the escalation of cyber attacks, these entities must be ready for quick response.
« We definitely encourage organizations to familiarize themselves with the threats and advice on their alleviating, which were included in the warning to help them defend their networks, » pointed out Paul Chichester.
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