US EditionRussian hackers breached Polish power grid thanks to bad security, report says
Russian hackers targeted 30 Polish renewable energy sites with destructive malware during cold weather but failed to disrupt power, according to Poland's Computer Emergency Response Team.
- Poland's Computer Emergency Response Team released a report on January 30, 2026, saying suspected Russian hackers breached wind and solar farms and a combined heat-and-power plant late last month.
- Investigators found that targeted systems used default usernames and passwords and lacked multi-factor authentication, while hackers deployed wiper malware against affected monitoring and control systems.
- CERT attributed the intrusions to Berserk Bear/Dragonfly , while ESET and Dragos linked the malware to Sandworm ; Moscow denies responsibility and the Russian embassy in Washington did not respond.
- The report says the attacks were stopped at the combined heat-and-power plant supplying nearly 500,000 customers but disabled control systems at some wind and solar farms.
- Experts note the attacks mark an escalation because John Hultquist of Google Threat Intelligence Group said Friday that if the activity truly is Berserk Bear, it represents a shift toward damaging actions, raising security concerns for February 6.
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InternazionalePolish officials blame Russian domestic spy agency for Dec 29 cyberattacks
Jan 30 - Russia's domestic spy agency was likely responsible for cyberattacks late last month on 30 Polish renewable energy facilities, a manufacturing firm and a plant supplying heat for nearly 500,000 customers, Polish officials said on Friday. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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In late December, dozens of Polish energy infrastructure facilities were targeted by a massive cyberattack. Polish authorities believe Russian intelligence was behind the attack, and that it was intended to cause damage during the freezing weather. This was reported by RBC-Ukraine, citing Reuters. The publication reports that Polish officials believe Russian involvement was behind cyberattacks on 30 renewable energy facilities. They also mention…
CERT Polska Details Coordinated Cyber Attacks on 30+ Wind and Solar Farms
CERT Polska, the Polish computer emergency response team, revealed that coordinated cyber attacks targeted more than 30 wind and photovoltaic farms, a private company from the manufacturing sector, and a large combined heat and power plant (CHP) supplying heat to almost half a million customers in the country. The incident took place on December 29, 2025. The agency has attributed the attacks to
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