Russian hackers attack Grupa Azoty. “We hope something explodes in the factory”

is the leader of the domestic fertilizer market and one of the largest capital groups in the fertilizer and chemical industry in . The main raw material it uses is gas. On Thursday, the account “CyberKnow”, which tracks events in cyberspace, revealed that this is the victim of a hacker attack from the Russian group Killnet. Recall that the group known by this name has declared cyberwar on Ukraine and several countries supporting it, including Poland. In an interview with Gazeta.pl, Ireneusz Wiśniewski, CEO of F5 Networks, said that “is a criminal organization that operates with the permission of the government”. “As a small gift from our team, we have indefinitely stopped the corporate network for employees. Hopefully something will blow up in the factory and there will be less aggressive scum in the world” – wrote the hackers.

Grupa Azoty attacked by Russian hackers

“As a small gift from our team, we have indefinitely stopped the corporate network for employees. Hopefully something will blow up in the factory and there will be less aggressive scum in the world” – the hackers wrote. Grupa Azoty spokeswoman Monika Darnobyt confirmed that it was indeed them security systems have been resisting hacker attacks for several hours, but “all systems work properly and, contrary to the information disseminated, there was no effective attack on the companies of the capital group.” She also appealed for treatment false information – that the attack was successful – as an attempt at disinformation. She said that the relevant services have already been informed and investigations are underway.

These are not the first hacker attacks on Poland and probably not the last. that such actions are aimed at “reducing the comfort of living in the countries involved in supporting Ukraine.” – Ultimately, the Russian authorities use hacker attacks to worsen public sentiment and limit support for those defending themselves he pointed out.