EU and UK officially blame Russian spies for cyberattack on Poland’s power grid

The UK and EU are demanding urgent action from critical infrastructure organizations after formally attributing the December 2025 cyberattack on Poland’s power grid to Russia’s Federal Security Service.

The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) described the attack, carried out by the FSB’s Centre 16 division, as “another example of the Russian state’s irresponsible attempts to sow chaos across Europe.”

Milosz Motyka, Poland’s energy minister, confirmed the attack on the country’s power grid in January. He said experts suspected that whoever was behind it attempted to disrupt communication between renewable hardware and power distribution operators.

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