Updated at 13:45,15-04-2024

Queues in Polish Embassy caused by computer virus

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Queues in Polish Embassy caused by computer virus.

The reason why Minskers could not register on the website of the Polish Ministry and join the Schengen visa queue has been revealed. Bots occupied the queue in the e-Konsulat system, AFN reports.

The antivirus company ESEST has found the virus. The code Agent.PYO was automatically filling in questionnaires needed to get a visa in the Polish consulate in Minsk.

About 200 thousand computers downloaded the virus in six days. About a thousand computers were hacked.

The information about the virus has been sent to the Belarusian and Polish authorities.