cross-posted from: https://lemmy.sdf.org/post/42362500 > Archived > > - Poland is increasing its cyber security budget to a record €1bn this year, after Russian sabotage attempts targeted hospitals and urban water supplies > > - Dariusz Standerski, deputy minister for digital affairs, told the Financial Times that #Poland was facing between 20 and 50 attempts to damage critical infrastructure every day, most of which are thwarted > > - In those cases, attackers reportedly managed to breach digital records and gain access to sensitive medical data. Analysts warned that even short-term disruptions in healthcare could have dangerous consequences for patient safety, while data theft raised questions about long-term privacy risks.