Polish Army Partners with Microsoft to Combat Russian Hacker Group

The Polish Army’s Cyber Command has partnered with US tech company Microsoft to combat a hacker group linked to Russia, which had obtained sensitive information in Microsoft Exchange servers.

Microsoft named Russia-based group Forest Blizzard as the infiltrators who gained “secret, unauthorized access” to email accounts within its Exchange servers. According to the Polish Army Forrest Blizzard had taken “malicious action against public and private entities in Poland.”

Poland’s Cyber Command and Microsoft pledged to work together and “take action against Forest Blizzard and to identify and mitigate the techniques used by the group.” The exploit used by Forest Blizzard, who according to the US and UK governments are connected to Russian intelligence agency GRU, has reportedly been patched by Microsoft.

Source: PAP, Polish Army, Microsoft, PolskieRadio

Parliament to Vote on Confidence in PM Designate Proposed Cabinet

The Sejm will vote on its confidence in the Prime Minister Designate Mateusz Morawiecki’s proposed Cabinet at 15:00 on Monday the eleventh. Morawiecki is set to make a speech in front of parliament at 10:00 and ask for the Sejm’s confidence in his cabinet, which will be followed by the floor debate and later the vote at 15:00.

If Morawiecki’s Cabinet fails to secure confidence from the Sejm, another PM will be appointed. Representatives will have until 16:30 to submit candidates who must have the support of forty-six others. This will be followed by another floor debate and vote at 20:00, when the new PM will be appointed and set to address the Sejm and ask for a vote of confidence on Tuesday the twelfth.

Source: PAP, PolskieRadio, Polish Sejm

Polish Manufacturer Accused of Programming Failures into its Trains for Servicing Business

Newag, one of the largest train manufacturers in Poland, has been accused of intentionally programming failures into its trains to gain more business servicing them. Despite the firm denying the claims and pursuing legal action against those responsible for them, the company’s stock dipped as much as 17% at market open yesterday.

Former Minister of Digital Affairs Janusz Cieszyński appeared to at least partially confirm the claims, stating that authorities have been aware of them since May of this year and alleged that Newag used “a cyber weapon against its own customers.”

Source: NotesFromPoland

Poland to Co-Host 2025 European Basketball Championships

Radosław Piesiewicz, head of the Polish Basketball Association and Olympic Committee, made the statement at the unveiling of the Eurobasket 2025 Championship logo that the group round of matches will be hosted at the Spodek Arena in Katowice.

He remarked that the Polish National Basketball team is “on a roll” and that they will be expecting “another great result.” Poland finished fourth at last year’s tournament.

Source: PAP, PolskieRadio

Weather

Today’s weather will be similar to yesterday with no sun or snow and low winds. The temperature however will be slightly warmer at -3 to 0 degrees Celsius or 26 to 32 degrees Fahrenheit.

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