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Centrii's Rafael Narezzi on Dangers of Weak Controls in Decentralized Energy SystemsAs power systems decentralize to support AI workloads and rising energy demand, cyber defenses haven't been keeping pace, says Rafael Narezzi of Centrii. In fact, in December 2025 in Poland, cyberattackers disrupted the power grid balance by targeting battery storage systems.

Develop 'Strong Resilience and Recovery Plans,' Urges UK Cybersecurity AgencyFollowing Poland's energy grid being targeted by Russian nation-state attackers, Britain has issued a "severe cyberthreat" alert to its domestic critical national infrastructure operators, urging them to refine their defensive and resilience posture ahead of any unexpected escalation in targeting.

Russian Hacking Shows Limits of Preventive MeasuresEurope must step up its active defenses against cyberattacks and modernize its IT infrastructure, a leading expert has warned in the wake of a major attack on Poland's energy grid attributed to Russian hackers.

Signs Point to Long-Active 'Sandworm' Military Intelligence Hackers at WorkRussian cyberattacks in late December 2025 that attempted to disrupt Poland's power grid have been attributed to "Sandworm," the codename for an advanced persistent threat group tied to a Moscow military intelligence unit that repeatedly uses wiper malware, including in these attacks.

Active Measures Teams Rapidly Springboarding From Current Events, Find ResearchersAfter Russian drones violated Polish airspace last month, multiple pro-Kremlin information operations teams sprang into action to advance pro-Moscow narratives that distorted the facts, as part of a hybrid operation designed to destabilize Poland, and NATO support for Ukraine, said experts.

Sites Sold Distributed Denial-of-Service Attacks for as Little as $11, Police SayPolice in Poland arrested four individuals suspected of serving as administrators for six prolific but now defunct stresser/booter services - Cfxapi, Cfxsecurity, neostress, jetstress, quickdown and zapcut - which sold distributed denial-of-service attacks on demand.

Poland, Israel, Nvidia and Oracle Question Need for RestrictionsA decision by the Biden administration to limit international access to American-made advanced artificial intelligence chips is facing backlash from countries whose purchasing power the rule affects. New export controls seeks to choke the supply of advanced chips to China.

Polish Deputy Prime Minister Says Russia Is Waging 'De Facto Cyberwar'The Polish government said Monday it faces an onslaught of cyberattacks from Russian and Belarusian security agencies intent on cyberespionage and blackmail. Poland is in the midst of a "de facto cyberwar," said Deputy Prime Minister Krzysztof Gawkowski.

Also: Polish Prime Minister Says Previous Administration Deployed Pegasus SpywareThis week, the Zeus leader pleaded guilty, Prudential detected hackers, U.S. telecoms have to report breaches, Microsoft patched zero-days, researchers said Chinese threat intel is faulty, ransomware hit Romanian healthcare entities, Juniper was breached and Poland allegedly previously used Pegasus.

Military Intelligence Exploits Microsoft Flaw Patched In MarchRussian military intelligence hackers active in Poland are exploiting a patched flaw in Microsoft Outlook, say cyber defenders from Redmond and Warsaw. Microsoft in a Monday post identifies the hackers as Forest Blizzard, also known as APT28 and Fancy Bear.