In the Czech Republic, attacks have succeeded in bringing down the state railway ticketing system.
Russia has carried out thousands of attacks on European railway networks since the beginning of the war in Ukraine, says the Czech Minister of Transport Martin Kupka for the Financial Times newspaper.
According to Kupka, the purpose of the attacks is to destabilize the European Union and sabotage its critically important infrastructure.
According to Kupka, cyberattacks in the Czech Republic have targeted the control systems of the railways and the networks of the country’s state railway České dráhy.
Among other things, the attacks have succeeded in bringing down its ticket sales system.
The Czech Republic has succeeded in fending off attacks on control systems that, according to Kupka, could have led to dangerous accidents.
In its story, FT also uses data from the EU’s cyber security organization, according to which attacks against railways have increased in the EU.
According to the organization, Russian hackers have struck in Latvia, Lithuania, Romania and Estonia, among others.
According to Kupka, the attacks have made the Czech Republic more cautious about foreign operators than before.
The country is currently planning a major railway project that would connect the capital Prague with Vienna and Berlin with a high-speed rail connection.
According to Kupka, the Czech Republic has decided to limit the participation of foreign companies in the project for security reasons.