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Russian Sandworm Hackers Blamed for Cyberattack on Polish Power Grid
10 years after disrupting the Ukrainian power grid, the APT targeted Poland with data-wiping malware.
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Poland has attributed a massive cyberattack on the country's power grid to Russia, warning that the Kremlin attempted to cause a blackout. www.euractiv.com/news/russia- ... [image or embed] -- Steve Herman (@newsguy.bsky.social) Jan 14, 2026 at 8:31 AM
Poland has attributed a massive cyberattack on the country's power grid to Russia, warning that the Kremlin attempted to cause a blackout. www.euractiv.com/news/russia- ... [image or embed]
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... The Russian state-sponsored APT named Sandworm was behind the December 2025 cyberattack targeting Poland's power grid, cybersecurity firm ESET reports. Poland's energy infrastructure, including two combined heat and power (CHP) plants and a renewable energy management system, was targeted by hackers on December 29-30, and Polish officials blamed Russia for the assault. Said to have been the largest cyberattack against Poland in years, the December 2025 incident was thwarted before it could cause a blackout or compromise critical infrastructure, the country's officials said earlier this month. ,,,
Poland's energy infrastructure, including two combined heat and power (CHP) plants and a renewable energy management system, was targeted by hackers on December 29-30, and Polish officials blamed Russia for the assault.
Said to have been the largest cyberattack against Poland in years, the December 2025 incident was thwarted before it could cause a blackout or compromise critical infrastructure, the country's officials said earlier this month. ,,,
#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-01-26 07:24 PM | Reply
Now that Pres Trump seems actively to be diminishing NATO, is Pres Putin laying the groundwork for his next unprovoked invasion target?
#2 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-01-26 07:26 PM | Reply
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