A Polish court has ordered three Ukrainian nationals held on charges of computer fraud and possessing hardware and software designed to commit crimes, including a suspected attempt to damage IT data deemed crucial to national defence.
The three men, aged 43, 42 and 39, were detained after a roadside check in Warsaw, Polish state news agency PAP reported on Monday. They told police they were “travelling around Europe,” had arrived in Poland a few hours earlier and were planning to head to Lithuania.
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Source: Polkskie Radio News
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