Poland foils Iranian cyberattack on national nuclear research center

Poland's government confirmed on Thursday March 12 that it had foiled a cyberattack on its National Centre for Nuclear Research, with significant indications pointing to Iran as the source. Digital Affairs Minister Krzysztof Gawkowski told TVN24+ that the attack occurred 'in the past few days' and was stopped before breaching security. 'The attack may not have been on a huge scale, but there was an attempt to break through the security that was stopped,' Gawkowski said, adding that the center was safe. 'The first identifications of the entry vectors, i.e., those places from which it was attacked, are related to Iran,' he said. 'When there is final information and the services will check it, we will verify it, but there are many indications that it took place on the territory of Iran.' The Iranian embassy in Warsaw did not immediately respond. The center conducts research into nuclear energy, subatomic physics and related fields. The attack represents a new front in the conflict — Iranian cyber operations targeting NATO countries' nuclear research infrastructure.