Event 895

{
  "border_violation_countries": [
    "PL",
    "Air"
  ],
  "category": "Cyber",
  "confidence": "Low",
  "confidence_rationale": "The claim comes from a high-profile official and is timestamped close to ongoing events, adding credibility. The statement references specific actors (Russian hackers on Telegram) and targeted entities (Civic Platform, coalition partners) with details of timing and ongoing response operations.",
  "countries": [
    "Poland",
    "Russia"
  ],
  "country": "Poland",
  "defense_prep": {},
  "description": "According to a statement by Donald Tusk, a group of Russian hackers active on Telegram attacked the Civic Platform party websites and websites of coalition partners just two days before the Polish elections. Polish services are responding, and the attack is ongoing.",
  "event_time_utc": "2025-05-16T12:00:00Z",
  "evidence": [
    "Statement by Donald Tusk on X: \"Only two days before the Polish elections a group of Russian hackers active on Telegram have attacked the Civic Platform internet sites. Their target are also the websites of my coalition partners. Our services are conducting intensive operations. The attack is still on.\""
  ],
  "evidence_quotes": [
    "Only two days before the Polish elections a group of Russian hackers active on Telegram have attacked the Civic Platform internet sites.",
    "Their target are also the websites of my coalition partners.",
    "Our services are conducting intensive operations. The attack is still on."
  ],
  "extra": {
    "category_raw": "Cyber Attack",
    "extra": {
      "extra": {
        "extra": {
          "evidence": [
            "Statement by Donald Tusk on X: \"Only two days before the Polish elections a group of Russian hackers active on Telegram have attacked the Civic Platform internet sites. Their target are also the websites of my coalition partners. Our services are conducting intensive operations. The attack is still on.\""
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "follow_up_by_country": [],
  "headline": "Russian hackers attack Civic Platform and coalition partner websites before Polish elections",
  "media_assets": [
    {
      "description": "Screenshot capture",
      "type": "screenshot",
      "url": "/media/event_895_1763941991_fc6be481.jpg"
    }
  ],
  "notes": "Hours before elections, coordinated cyberattacks disrupted ??Polish opposition party websites. Tusk confirms ongoing operations.",
  "schema_version": "v1",
  "screenshot_count": 1,
  "sources": [
    "https://x.com/donaldtusk/status/1923388099700122052"
  ],
  "summary_short": "Russian hackers conducted cyberattacks on Civic Platform and coalition partner websites before Poland's elections.",
  "url": "https://x.com/donaldtusk/status/1923388099700122052"
}

{
  "5th Column of Russians Inside (which countries)": "",
  "Attack Type": "cyber attack",
  "Borders Including Sea, Air,  Violation or Sabotage (which countries)": "PL Air",
  "Continuous? (e.g. Jammers)": "",
  "Country (FI;EE;LV;LT;PL;BSR;Air)\nSeparated by Semicolon": "PL",
  "Date": "16-May-25",
  "Defense Prep Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL)": "",
  "Defense Prep Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL) REF LINK": "",
  "Follow-Up Link?  (FI,EE,LV,LT,PL, BSR, Air)": "",
  "Follow-Up NOTES": "",
  "Follow-Up incl. Investigation, Prosecution?  (FI,EE,LV,LT,PL, BSR, Air)": "",
  "Latitude, Longitude (WGS84, Decimal Degrees)": "",
  "NOTES": "Hours before elections, coordinated cyberattacks disrupted ??Polish opposition party websites. Tusk confirms ongoing operations.",
  "Political Disruptions w/ Laws to Favor Kremlin (which countries)": "",
  "Russian-Belarus Terrorist Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL)": "??Russian hackers target Civic Platform and coalition websites before ??Polish elections",
  "Russian-Belarus Terrorist Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL) REF LINK": "https://x.com/donaldtusk/status/1923388099700122052",
  "Screen Snapshot": "",
  "Screen Snapshots": "",
  "Type Dropdown": "Cyberattack",
  "Where?\n(Air, Land, Sea)": ""
}