Polish intelligence warns hackers attacked water treatment control systems
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- Polish water treatment facilities in five towns were attacked by hackers in 2025, risking disruption of water supplies.
- Poland's intelligence agency attributed increased cyber threats in 2024-2025 to Russia, without specifically blaming these incidents.
- A pro-Russian hacktivist group was linked to some attacks, altering settings like pumps and alarms after gaining administrator access.
- Russia is conducting a long-term campaign to destabilize NATO and EU states, including reconnaissance for sabotage in Poland.
- Poland faced other cyber incidents, such as hacks on railway communications and a false news report on military mobilization.
- Russian operations are evolving from online operatives to structured networks with organized crime and encrypted recruitment.
- Poland recorded over 40,000 potential cybersecurity incidents in two years and increased espionage investigations, mainly linked to Russia and Belarus.
- Poland responded with arrests, expulsions, and diplomatic measures, including closing Russian consulates.
- This report is the first public summary from Poland's Internal Security Agency since 2014, signaling a return to regular threat reporting.