Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Digital Affairs Krzysztof Gawkowski announced on Tuesday, November 10, that a cyberattack on the state ePUAP system had been detected and stopped. Work is underway to restore full functionality, and the Internal Security Agency (ABW) has been brought into the investigation.
What the minister wrote
Gawkowski published the information on X at around 9:00 p.m. According to him, the teams responsible for the security of the system took immediate action, which allowed its stability to be preserved. Technical work to restore full functionality of ePUAP is currently underway.
COI infrastructure secure, ABW involved
The minister assured that the infrastructure of the Central IT Centre (COI) is secure. In line with procedures, the Internal Security Agency (ABW) has been brought in to fully investigate the incident. Gawkowski said he would keep the public updated on the findings of the proceedings.
The post did not say how long the system was unavailable, what kind of attack it was, or whether user data was leaked. As of publication, the Ministry of Digital Affairs has also not issued a detailed statement on the matter.
Another incident in recent days
This is another high-profile cybersecurity case in the past week. We reported on a cyberattack on the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage (MKiDN) and a data breach in the grants system and on Gawkowski’s call for companies to switch off vulnerable industrial refrigerators.
ePUAP is a state platform through which citizens and businesses handle official matters online, including submitting applications to offices and using the Trusted Profile (profil zaufany).
