Polish cities hosting US troops under cyber attacks

Websites of several Polish cities that have hosted US troops during recent NATO operations were hacked, Deputy Defense Minister Tomasz Szatkowski said. “We are constantly seeing large destructive cyber and information activity by certain countries. The process has been intensifying.” he said. According to Szatkowski, at least two local government websites have been hacked with pro-Russian propaganda. “It is clear to us who is the author and who inspires such activities.” He claimed that content “presented the Russian version of the conflict in eastern Ukraine.” In January this year, 2,700 US troops arrived in Poland to boost NATO's presence on its eastern flanks. Poland previously announced that it will spend PLN 1 billion a year on cyber security.