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Friday, May 21, 2010

Polish governmental websites attacked - September 2009

DATE:
2009-09

AFFECTED COUNTRIES:
Poland

AFFECTED SITES:
Several Polish government websites

EFFECT OF ATTACKS:
n/a

SOURCE COUNTRY:
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ALLEGED ATTACKERS:
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TYPE OF ATTACK:
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ATTACK SPECIFICS:
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EVENT DESCRIPTION:
"The attack took place immediately following Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit to Poland to commemorate outbreak of the World War II and amid the heated debate in the Polish parliament regarding the Russian aggression on Poland in 1939 and the Katyn massacre." (1) Limited information was released by Polish intelligence.

URLS:
1. http://www.isn.ethz.ch/isn/layout/set/print/content/view/full/73?id=108943&lng=en&ots591=EB06339B-2726-928E-0216-1B3F15392DD8
2. http://www.wprost.pl/ar/174727/Odparlismy-rosyjski-cyberatak/

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