Cyber criminals wanted to shut down the power in Poland. Digital tanks are already here

In the first week of January 2026, the Polish office averaged 3.2 1000 cyber attacks – according to a study by Check Point, to which “Rzeczpospolita” reached. Poland has recorded the most cyber attacks among European countries. Minister of Digitization: We Were Close to Blackout 1 was aimed at our energy infrastructure.– Digital tanks are here. The attack on energy infrastructure was intended to shut down the power to citizens in late December," said Krzysztof Gawkowski, Minister of Digitalism, in an interview with RMF FM. At the end of last year, the full series of ceberataks was targeted in the energy sector in Poland– We were dealing with sabotage from the Russian side. We were close to the blackout – the Minister of Digitization acknowledged. – Thanks to the efficient reaction of the services the threat was detected and effectively stopped. The aim of this cyber attack was primarily the power-generating installations.– Everything indicates that we are dealing with Russian sabotage, due to the fact that it must be called by name, which was to destabilise the situation in – Gawkowski assessed. They want us to shut down the water, gas, electricity and sewerageThe mass cyber attacks that we are now dealing with are said to destabilise the state and weaken its resilience. Public institutions must prepare to see them grow. This is confirmed by numbers.– inactive in October 2025, it seemed that 2,500 attacks on the government sector were a dangerous situation. Meanwhile, we now have a fresh threat evidence – Polish government institutions are resisting nearly 3188 attacks a week – more than the Czech, Austrian or German government – emphasizes in an interview with Rz Wojciech Głażewski, manager of Check Point Software Technologies in Poland.– We have coordinated terrorist attacks on the state in cyberspace. Their task is to shut down water, gas, electricity or sewage and paralyze the everyday lives of citizens – there is no uncertainty about the Minister of Digitization. Read also: