Confusing Smoke and Fire: Russian Influence in Polish Politics
The so-called “lex Tusk” or “Russian influence law” prompted fierce criticism and consternation at home and abroad that Polish democracy is backsliding further.
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Russian diplomatic facilities serve as SIGINT nests in Europe
In the Baltic region, Russian surveillance ships and reconnaissance aircraft are also deployed, the cross-border ESPIOMATS investigation finds.
Secret Kremlin document: how Russia plans to take over Belarus
We have obtained a document that shows how Russia plans to take control of Belarus. The strategy, written for Vladimir Putin’s administration, envisions the Russian incorporation of Belarus by 2030.
Pavla Holcova: You can not scrap the blood
Slovakia is a chilling case study. A laboratory of how the corrupt system was built, how it fell, how it broke down into pieces, and how it was rebuilt – tells Pavla Holcova in an interview about the film “The Killing of a Journalist”, which just premiered in Poland.
“Ukrainization” in the shade of Braun
Russian propaganda tries to frighten Poles with “Ukrainization” of their country. That catchphrase is being used and promoted by MP Grzegorz Braun and far-right influencers. Similar narrative emerged simultaneously in other Eastern European countries.
Behind the hack-and-leak scandal in Poland
There were over 60,000 emails in Michał Dworczyk’s hacked mailbox. We have new evidence, proving the attack was carried out by the group UNC1151, related to the Belarusian government and serving a Russian cyber espionage operation “Ghostwriter”. FRONTSTORY.PL has reasons to believe that attackers may still have vast amount of sensitive data from VIPs’ emails up their sleeves.
The Ghostwriter Scenario
Who is behind the largest cyber-espionage operation in Poland? So far, it seems as if the Belarusian regime has benefited the most from the Polish hack-and-leak scandal. But there is evidence that the leak is an offshoot of the Ghostwriter campaign, an influence operation pursuing Russian interests. Our analysis has revealed that the activities of […]
Privet, you have just been hacked
For months now, someone has been hacking into the email and social media accounts used by Polish ministers, MPs, journalists and soldiers. What do these attacks have in common?
How to silence independent media: A lesson from Poland
No, the so-called solidarity tax that has been proposed in Poland is not about supporting the fight against the coronavirus pandemic as the government claims. Instead, it is meant to hit independent media outlets, especially those that have vocally criticized the ruling party.
The victory of far-right fundamentalism in Poland
The Constitutional Tribunal’s decision to ban abortion in cases of foetal defects resulted in a wave of pro-women’s rights protests in Warsaw and other cities.