@zackwhittaker@mastodon.social
Post #4495427
2026-08-07 21:12 UTC
Two researchers scanned Poland's internet out of a sense of patriotism and a desire to make it more secure, and found thousands of gov't and public bodies were at risk of very easy hacks. One bug let them take over two-thirds of Poland's court websites.
More: https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/07/security-researchers-scanned-the-polish-web-and-found-courts-hospitals-and-airports-at-risk-of-hacks/
(Bypass for ad-blockers: https://archive.is/pDB7Q)
Replies (3)
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@vriesk@hachyderm.io 2026-08-07 21:16
@zackwhittaker@mastodon.social only two-thirds? I'm surprised
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@darkuncle@infosec.exchange 2026-08-07 21:43
@zackwhittaker@mastodon.social they were definitely not the first ones to do this scan
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@iagox86@infosec.exchange 2026-08-08 01:26
@zackwhittaker@mastodon.social I'm curious how it compares to other countries