Poland has one more time shown that it is simply a bastion of the safety of Europe. In Medica, they stopped 41-year-old Ukrainian citizenwho has been pursued for months by FBI and Interpol For organized cyber attacks in the United States. The man was wanted by Interpol's red note. – the most dangerous of all, issued only to suspects of the most serious crimes.
According to unofficial findings, he was to be detained The brain of the hacker group liable for multi-million-dollar bank fraud, data theft and corporate strategy sabotage. The issue is peculiarly crucial in the context of increasingly frequent cyber attacks against NATO and EU infrastructure.
Interpol's red note is not a explanation – Poland effectively catches dangerous criminals
The detention took place at the Medica border crossing point and – as reported by officers – looked like a scene from a thriller. During regular passport checksThe strategy automatically identified a suspicious name. The man was immediately checked at Interpol and FBI bases. After confirming the identity, The man was incapacitated and handed over to the DA.
It wasn't an accident— Poland is presently at the forefront of the Central and east European countries in terms of the number of detentions based on global BOLOs. Only in 2025 nearly 50 internationally wanted persons were detained in Podkarpacie alone, of which respective suspects were about terrorism, human trafficking or financial crimes on a gigantic scale.
Interpol Red Note "Red Notice" is simply a global alarm signal. It shall be issued at the request of the associate States erstwhile it exists reasonable suspicion that the individual afraid has committed a serious criminal offence which is extradited. In practice, this means the anticipation immediate arrest of a individual in any Interpol associate Stateor Over 190 countries in the world.
The FBI and Polish services cooperate increasingly – and Poland becomes a digital fortress
Although the details of the case are kept secret, it is unofficially known that the detainee The Ukrainian was wearing a flash drive with encrypted data.which may contain documentation of attacks on financial institutions in fresh York, Boston and Miami. Cybercrimes he committed were to lead to data failure of more than 60 000 bank customers and Extortions of measures of a full value exceeding $8 million.
He was reportedly detained Corporate phishing specialist, i.e. impersonating institutions to take over worker accounts and access to interior infrastructure. This method, although well known, is inactive reaping a large toll— According to CERT data from March 2025, over 72% of effective cyber attacks in our country have a origin in phishing.
International data is equally shocking. According to ENISA (European Cybersecurity Agency), in the last 12 months the EU has reported:
- over 3200 mass cyber attacks on public institutions and banks,
- 400 ransomware incidents,
- and record losses of a full of EUR 13.4 billion.
In this context Poland becomes Europe’s Digital safety Key – not only thanks to efficient border services, but besides increasing investments in cybersecurity and information systems.
Ministry of Interior and Administration just announced Amendment of the Cyber Threats Actto strengthen cooperation with Interpol, the FBI and Europol. The task includes, among others, new mechanisms for early detection of threats at borders, mandatory IT checks on high-risk persons and the work to cooperate of telecommunications operators with the ABW and Border Guard.
Poland will not be a safe asylum for criminals
The Medica case is not isolated. In February 2025 was detained in Gdynia Moldovan citizen wanted by Interpol for cryptocurrency fraudand in March – two Russians in Krakówwho utilized false identities and specialized payment card scanners.
Poland is becoming increasingly visible on the map of global prosecution of cross-border crimes. And it's no coincidence – as the officers themselves say, Most of the attempts to enter Poland by the persons prosecuted take place “on trial”, with the hope that systems in our country will be "holed". meantime in 2025 the Polish border strategy saw an increase in the effectiveness of detection of wanted persons by 37% compared to 2023..
Everything indicates that A detained cyber criminal will be transferred to the U.S. side in the coming weekswhere he threatens to 10 years in prison. The Polish organization does not object to extradition and the court in Przemyśl has already issued a decision on temporary detention and agreement to initiate the extradition procedure.
That's a clear signal: Poland will not be a shelter or a halt for global criminals. Whoever hopes for “holes” in our strategy will shortly find that The Polish border is not an emergency entrance, but a wall with motion sensors.
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