On Friday, German diplomatic chief Annalena Baerbock said Russian military intelligence was behind last year’s cyberattack on the board of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD). According to Baerbock, a Foreign Ministry-supervised investigation into the attack found that the attack was carried out by the APT28 group, which is led by Russia’s GRU military intelligence service.
On the same day, the Czech Foreign Ministry said that some Czech institutions had also been the target of cyberattacks by a group linked to Russia’s GRU military intelligence.
“Poland stands in solidarity with Germany and with Czechia following the malicious cyber campaign against their political parties and democratic institutions. Both countries have publicly attributed the responsibility to the Advanced Persistent Threat 28 controlled by the Russian Federation,” the Polish Foreign Ministry said in the statement.
The ministry also stressed that Poland, which is also
one of the targets of the APT 28 attacks,
“strongly condemns the repetitive and unacceptable malicious cyber campaigns conducted by the Russian actors.”
“Our position is expressed in the statements of the European Union and NATO.
We call on all States, particularly Russia, private sector and individuals to adhere to the principles of responsible behavior in cyberspace,” the statement further read.
It also added that in the face of the continued growth of threats in cyberspace,
“Poland is committed to protecting national critical infrastructure, building resilience and bolstering cyber defenses.”
