La campagna elettorale presidenziale della Polonia ha dovuto affrontare interferenze russe senza precedenti, dicono i funzionari

Poland faced a large-scale campaign of foreign interference during its recent presidential election, with coordinated efforts by Russia and Belarus to spread disinformation, undermine public trust, and influence political outcomes, according to government officials and cybersecurity experts.

In May, Digital Affairs Minister Krzysztof Gawkowski said Poland was subjected to “unprecedented” attempts by Russia to interfere in the election. These included disinformation campaigns and hybrid attacks on critical infrastructure intended to “paralyze the normal functioning of the state.” He also noted that Russian military intelligence activity in Poland had doubled compared to the previous year.

Between January and mid-May, Poland’s Research and Academic Computer Network (NASK) identified over 10,000 social media accounts disseminating disinformation aimed at swaying the election.

And their interference succeeded, unfortunately.