WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland experienced 2½ times more cyberattacks in 2025 compared to the previous year, and the numbers are constantly rising, a government official said Tuesday.

The attacks included a destructive infiltration of the country’s energy system in December that was believed to be unprecedented among NATO and European Union members, and was suspected of originating in Russia.

Over the last year, Poland was the target of 270,000 cyberattacks, Deputy Minister of Digital Affairs Paweł Olszewski said Tuesday.

“We’ve been waging a war in cyberspace for many years now,” the official said. “The number of incidents and attacks has been increasing significantly and radically year after year.”

The government, led by Prime Minister Donald Tusk, has beefed up its cyber defenses since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022, in response to what it believes to be a rising threat from Russia.