Poland’s Internal Security Agency (ABW) and national police are investigating a cyberattack on the state’s railway network that disrupted traffic in the northwestern regions of the country.
Since the beginning the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Poland’s railway system has been a crucial transit infrastructure for weapons supplies into Ukraine.
As per The Polish Press Agency (PAP), the hackers breached the railway's frequencies to send a signal that compelled an emergency halt to train services. As a result, several trains had been delayed.
Stanisław Zaryn, deputy coordinator of special services told the news agency that the authorities are investigating an unauthorized usage of the system used to control rail traffic.
“At this point, we are not ruling out any scenarios,” he said. “We know that attempts to destabilize the Polish state have been going on for months. Such efforts have been carried out by the Russian Federation in cooperation with Belarus, and for this reason, we are not underestimating any signals that reach the ABW.”
Zaryn added that the incidents had posed no threat to public safety.
Last week, Ukrainian hacktivists released 11 GB of emails allegedly belonging to Alexander Babakov, a top-tier Russian politician and Deputy Chairman of the Russian State Duma. The hacked emails shed light on Babakov’s involvement in the formation of fifth columns in other countries, circumvention of Russian sanctions and personal corruption schemes worth billions of rubles.
