“We are observing each day more than 10,000 attacks against our institutions,” Miruta told a conference on Tuesday held by the Economist focused on defense, government policies and energy.
“The discussion is not only around cyberattacks, the discussion should also be around the way the digital transformation is used in order to introduce fake news, influence perceptions about very important national aspects,” he said.
Prosecutor general last year said a criminal investigation had revealed a pattern of hybrid attacks against Romania over the last year, seeking to influence voters and weaken state institutions.
The campaign included cyberattacks nline disinformation and ransomware cyberattacks linked to pro-Russian groups.
Romania shares a 640 km border with Ukraine and has had Russian drone fragments regularly fall on its territory during the war.
Romania’s latest national defense strategy said that cyberattacks as well as corruption and weak institutional capacity were the main risks to national security.
President Dan: Russia is waging hybrid war against Romania: the threats, risks and opportunities
President Dan: Russia is waging hybrid war against Romania: the threats, risks and opportunities
