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/
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Zack Whittaker
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2026-08-07 21:12:47 UTC
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