Poland says Iran may be behind foiled cyberattack on nuclear center

Poland said on Thursday it had foiled a cyberattack on its national center for nuclear research and was examining indications that Iran may have been behind it, while cautioning the signs could have been planted to conceal the attackers’ true location.

Digital Affairs Minister Krzysztof Gawkowski told TVN24+ the attack took place in recent days and that it was stopped before breaching the center’s defenses.

He said initial indicators linked the attack to Iran, but added that the findings were still being verified.

The center conducts research into nuclear energy, subatomic physics and related fields. Poland does not have nuclear weapons and is building its first nuclear power plant.