Russia Hacked the Polish Electricity Grid. Now What?
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• Poland's online defenses thwarted a Russian cyberattack on the energy grid, but the incident raises questions about how to respond since it crossed legal and strategic lines.
• The attack is considered more than a crime but less than an act of war.
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Stymied Attack Leaves Poland No Good Options in Responding to Provocation Poland's online defenses stopped a Russian cyberattack against the energy grid, but now the Warsaw government is in a bind about how to respond to a digital assault that was a lot more than a crime, but a sliver less than an act of war. The late cyberattack crossed legal and strategic lines.