Targeting of TVP, a public service broadcaster in Poland
Date of report
  • June 2024
Affiliations
  • Believed to be affiliated with the Russian government
The Polish deputy minister of digital affairs accused Russia of launching a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack on Polish public broadcaster Telewizja Polska (TVP) to prevent Polish citizens from watching a match between Poland and the Netherlands during the Euro 2024 soccer tournament.
Suspected victims
  • Polish public broadcaster TVP
Suspected state sponsor
  • Russian Federation
Type of incident
  • Denial of service
Target category
  • Civil society
Victim government reaction
  • Unknown
Policy response