Poland says Russian cyberattacks intensify ahead of vote

Poland’s ministry of digital affairs on Tuesday came out against what it said was a growing number of Russian cyberattacks, just one month ahead of the country’s presidential election.

Authorities in Poland, a staunch ally of neighbouring Ukraine, have warned in recent months that Moscow might seek to interfere with the May 18 election through cyberattacks and disinformation.

“Today we counted almost 2,000 incidents and the day is not over yet,” Krzysztof Gawkowski, Poland’s digital affairs minister, told news channel TVN24, adding that the uptick had begun at the start of the year.

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