For months, mysterious incidents have been piling up in Poland. First, several large fires broke out, and now the country’s state news agency has been hacked. Russia is probably behind it, using a covert tactic that relies on decomposition and chaos.
By Paul Flückiger
The news from the Polish state press agency PAP was quite something: the government had decided to partially mobilize 200,000 reservists on July 1st. They would be sent to the front in Ukraine immediately, it said last Friday at 2 p.m. and then again at 2:20 p.m. The first news text was online and in the world for eight minutes before PAP denied it. The second time it didn’t take quite as long. PAP added in each case that the text had not been written in the editorial office.
Source: Stern
I have been working in the news industry for over 6 years, first as a reporter and now as an editor. I have covered politics extensively, and my work has appeared in major newspapers and online news outlets around the world. In addition to my writing, I also contribute regularly to 24 Hours World.
