Police hospital in Poland targeted in cyberattack

Police hospital in Poland targeted in cyberattack

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A cyberattack on the Ministry of Internal Affairs Hospital in Krakow was reported in Poland. Measures have been taken to neutralize the cyberthreat.

This was reported on X by Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Digitalization Krzysztof Gawkowski, Ukrinform reports.

“The Ministry of Internal Affairs Hospital in Krakow became the target of a cyberattack. Urgent measures have been taken, there is no threat to patients’ lives and health,” Gawkowski wrote.

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According to the Vice PM, cybersecurity agencies, including Poland’s Cyberspace Emergency Response Team (CERT Polska), e-Health Center, and Central Bureau for Combating Cybercrime, are gathering evidence and helping the healthcare facility resume normal operations. Law enforcers have coordinated efforts to identify the perpetrators of the attack.

As Ukrinform reported earlier, last week, the Polish Space Agency (POLSA) was also targeted in a cyberattack. Later, the authorities said Russian or Chinese intelligence could be behind the attack.

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