- POLSA makes it known that a files violation occurred.
- The organization claims that following an call, it shut down its IT networks.
- Officials claim the incident was caused by an internet compromise.
The Polish Space Agency ( POLSA ) has confirmed that it recently experienced a cyberattack that forced it to take its IT infrastructure offline.
The organization confirmed the assault by means of an X article that stated that related officials had already been in touch with the incident.
The machine-translated X article reads,” There has been a security incident at POLSA.” ” The related organizations and companies have been informed. The circumstance is being considered. The POLSA system was soon disconnected from the Internet in order to secure data following the hack. We’ll keep you informed.
Russia is charged.
For a brief statement left plenty of room for speculation, and as expected, some media began to inquire as to whether this was a ransom attack. After all, it is common practice in attacks to detach affected system from the internet to stop data leaks and immediately separate connections to any persistence mechanisms.
However, an unidentified source told The Register that POLSA’s letters were compromised and that team members were instructed to use devices instead of messages for conversation.
Poland’s automation minister Krzysztof Gawkowski later confirmed the report, claiming that the Polish authorities was engaged in “intensive operating activities” to establish who the attackers are. Gawkowski added that CSIRT NASK and CSIRT MON, the nation’s two laptop security event response teams, were lending a helping hand.
At this time, it is unknown who the threat players are or what the attack’s purpose is. Despite rumors that <a data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/cyberattack-detected-polish-space-agency-minister-says-2025-03-02/?taid=67c4c22a6182e7000137e32f&utm_campaign=trueAnthem:+Trending+Content&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=twitter” target=”_blank” data-url=”https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/cyberattack-detected-polish-space-agency-minister-says-2025-03-02/?taid=67c4c22a6182e7000137e32f&utm_campaign=trueAnthem:+Trending+Content&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=twitter” data-hl-processed=”none”>Reuters, Warsaw has “repeatedly” accused Moscow of trying to destroy Poland because of the military assistance it is currently providing to Ukraine, with which Russia is at war straight now.
Russia has refuted every allegation, according to Reuters.
Poland’s cooperation in Orbiter missions and the development of satellite systems was supported by POLSA. Poland’s second technological satellites, PW-Sat and BRITE-PL, which focused on stellar research and space debris mitigation, were also launched by POLSA.
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