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Lawfare – hostile actions against the legal system of the state through activities in cyberspace

Milik Piotr

Cybersecurity and Law

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2024

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Vol. 11 (1)

105--119

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The article analyses important and current issues concerning the use of modern information technologies in hostile actions against the state in the international environment. First, the concept of lawfare was defined as a method of conducting information warfare. Then, the focus was on the potential manifestations of lawfare in cyberspace, indicating possible gaps in the state’s information security system and sensitive areas susceptible to methods of hostile shaping of the state’s legal system.

PL

Autor analizuje ważne i aktualne zagadnienia dotyczące wykorzystania nowoczesnych technologii informacyjnych we wrogich działaniach przeciwko państwu w środowisku międzynarodowym. W pierwszej kolejności zdefiniował pojęcie „lawfare” jako metodę prowadzenia wojny informacyjnej. Następnie skoncentrował się na jej potencjalnych przejawach w cyberprzestrzeni, wskazał możliwe luki w systemie bezpieczeństwa infor-macyjnego państwa i wrażliwe obszary, podatne na metody wrogiego kształtowania sys-temu prawnego państwa.

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The analysis of social engineering methods in attacks on authentication systems

Borowiec Łukasz, Demidowski Krzysztof, Pecka Milena, Jonarska Amelia

Advances in Web Development Journal

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2023

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Vol. 1

83--106

EN

This comprehensive exploration of social engineering attacks provides insights into various methods, including phishing, vishing, baiting, tailgating, and ransomware. The "elder scam" and its variations, as well as phishing examples, illustrate the evolving tactics used by attackers. Prevention strategies encompass education, training, and technological tools, emphasizing the need for a balanced approach. The conclusion underscores that public awareness, continuous training, and specialized detection tools are vital in mitigating the risks associated with social engineering attacks on authentication systems.

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The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cybercrime

Gryszczyńska Agnieszka

Bulletin of the Polish Academy of Sciences. Technical Sciences

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2021

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Vol. 69, nr 4

art. no. e137933

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The COVID-19 pandemic is accompanied by a cyber pandemic, involving changes in the modi operandi of perpetrators of various crimes, and an infodemic, associated with the spread of disinformation. The article analyses the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cybercrime and presents the latest research on the number of cybercrime cases in Poland and their growth dynamics. It determines the factors that contribute to the commission of a crime and prevent easy identification of criminals. It also suggests the legal and organisational changes that could reduce the number and effects of the most frequently recorded cyberattacks at a time of COVID-19. Particular attention is paid to legal problems of the growing phenomenon of identity theft, and the need to ensure better protection of users from phishing, including through education and proactive security measures consisting in blocking Internet domains used for fraudulent attempts to obtain data and financial resources.

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The Russian social engineering attack on the President of the Republic of Poland as a manifestation of modern soft power

Bil Jacek

Przegląd Nauk o Obronności

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2020

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R. 5, Nr 9

53--63

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The tools of exerting soft power constitute an effective instrument of information warfare conducted by intelligence services of many countries. The Russian disinformation machine, as well as other methods it uses in information warfare, seem to be effective in destabilising other countries' security and defence systems. Purpose: The purpose of this article is to bring to the attention the social engineering attack on the President of the Republic of Poland that took place either immediately after or at the final stage of the election in Poland. Method: The article was designed using the problem-based method with elements of comparative analysis. The research part was carried out using the method of critical analysis of academic literature on the topic of using soft power for achieving political goals. Results: The article presents an analysis of a recent attack by Russian pranksters on the President of Poland. It has been shown that this incident should be viewed as a dangerous manifestation of the information game played by Russia. Information about the attack was provided by the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The analysis of the content of the President's conversation with the pranksters posted on Russian portals prove the existence of a real information warfare against the security of the Polish state, aimed at destabilisation of the defence system of our country. The call made by the Russian pranksters fits into the Russian strategy of exerting soft power. Conclusions: The action taken by the Russian pranksters can certainly be regarded as an example of information warfare aimed at weakening the state security system and its defence capabilities. The provocative conversation between the Russian pranksters and the President of Poland, Andrzej Duda, was criticised by mass media, which accused the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the President's Chancellery of neglect in terms of ensuring the safety of the Polish head of state. Such accusations against those responsible for the president's safety seem to be justified.

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Social engineering as a modern method of information systems penetration

Zimnicki M.

Zeszyty Naukowe. Studia Informatica / Uniwersytet Szczeciński

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2007

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Nr 20