BREAKING: Poland revealed it faces up to 50 Russian sabotage attempts daily, including hacks on hospitals and city water supplies. Warsaw is boosting its cyber-security budget to €1bn after several breaches forced medical sites offline and threatened a major city’s taps -FT.
1/Deputy minister Dariusz Standerski said most attacks are stopped, but some stole medical data or disrupted hospitals for hours. An attempt last month infiltrated a big city’s water network before being halted.
2/ Poland will spend €80mn this month to harden water-system defences, part of a €1bn plan to shield critical infrastructure as it fends off 99% of Russian- cyber attacks.
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BREAKING: Romania has finally published findings on the 2024 elections, revealing a coordinated Russian hybrid war. The State Prosecutor reported 85,000 cyberattacks, sabotage attempts (some not yet published), disinformation campaigns, and confirmed that Horațiu Potra, a mercenary who backed Călin Georgescu’s presidential bid, is seeking asylum in Russia.
1/The hybrid campaign exploited social media and psychological tactics to polarize society, mislead the population, and destabilize government decision-making during the presidential elections.
2/Four Russian-linked companies and networks of AI-generated content, influencers, and fake polls were used to manipulate Romanian voters and promote certain candidates, including Călin Georgescu, supported by Potra.
Exposed: Kremlin’s Digital Army in Moldova & Romania – Coordinated Social Media Propaganda, Anti-EU Narratives, Trump & Musk Endorsements, USAID Attacks, and Electoral Manipulation 🧵👇 1/24.
1/Investigators uncovered a Kremlin-linked digital army in Moldova, spreading pro-Russian propaganda via TikTok, Facebook, and Telegram, carefully coordinated to sway public opinion and prepare for the 2025 parliamentary elections, with influence reaching Romania and beyond.
2/The operation involves hundreds of fake social media accounts run by real activists connected to Ilan Șor’s Blocul Victorie, with instructions and content monitored in real-time by Russian-speaking curators based in Moscow.
BREAKING: Portugal’s President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa accuses U.S. President Donald Trump of acting as a Soviet/Russian asset in the Ukraine war, claiming the current U.S. leadership has strategically favored Russia while sidelining Ukraine and Europe in recent negotiations.
Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa criticized Trump’s leadership as emotional and direct, saying the U.S. acts as an arbiter favoring Russia, while Ukraine and Europe are sidelined, reflecting a shift in global power dynamics.
Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa became the first European leader to publicly accuse U.S. President Donald Trump of acting as a Russian asset.
JUST IN: A large-scale search is underway in the Norwegian Sea after reports that a Russian submarine may have threatened the American aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford. Norwegian, British, and American P-8 Poseidon aircraft have been conducting surveillance missions. -Dagladabet.
Norwegian Armed Forces confirm that monitoring by Russian forces is routine when NATO aircraft carrier groups operate in the region. Lieutenant Colonel Brynjar Stordal emphasized that both aircraft, surface vessels, and submarines are regularly used for surveillance.
Note: This story is a mix of reporting from the UK tabloid The Sun and Norwegian newspapers such as Fremover. The Sun is known for a sensationalistic stance, so some details may be exaggerated.
BREAKING: Romania suspects Russia of deliberately sabotaging Azerbaijani crude with chlorine en route to the Petrobrazi refinery, risking severe damage and a fuel crisis. Seen as possible hybrid warfare sabotage, the incident led the government to declare an energy emergency.
The contaminated crude posed a serious threat by corroding refinery equipment, which could have caused prolonged shutdowns and disrupted fuel supplies nationwide. Romania’s quick detection and response helped prevent a major energy crisis.
The sabotage allegedly involved injecting chlorine into the 1,700 km pipeline from Azerbaijan through Georgia and Turkey.
BREAKING: Romania is in an undeclared war with Russia, says Interior Minister Cătălin Predoiu. He cites ongoing cyberattacks and disinformation campaigns, warning: We are no longer living in times of peace.
Predoiu says Russia’s hybrid war fuels disinformation and social division in Romania. He urges a smart, organized response to foreign propaganda: “We must adapt to this new historical phase and counter hostile narratives that exploit public frustration.
"We are in a state of undeclared, asymmetric, atypical war" said Interior Minister Predoiu. “These are not times of peace.” He urged Romania to take the threat seriously and counter hybrid aggression through coordinated, intelligent action.