On 10 August 2026, MyDr, one of Poland’s largest providers of electronic medical records software, confirmed that it had been the target of a deliberate criminal attack on its systems. Two days later, the Ministry of Digital Affairs announced that the incident may affect close to 19 million individuals and more than 12,000 healthcare facilities, and that the exfiltrated database exceeds 2 terabytes.
The attackers supplied the security portal Zaufana Trzecia Strona with a data sample suggesting that they hold PESEL numbers (Polish national identification numbers) and at least fragments of prescription information.
The subject of this analysis is a marketing model for a physical product based on the use of influencer marketing combined with the environment of the game Minecraft. Online creators promote branded toys containing candy, widely available in retail sale, including in popular discount store chains. The campaign also involves creating and making available within Minecraft virtual counterparts of the promoted products, which function, inter alia, on servers, on maps and through game modifications.
The Legal Environment and Practical Aspects of Dual-Use Technology – the Ukrainian Conflict as a Lens on the Development of EU Regulation and the Polish Jurisdiction – Expanded Edition – Legal status as at 25 August 2026
Authors: attorney-at-law (radca prawny) K. Jakub Gładkowski (corporate practice, court and regulatory representation), attorney-at-law (radca prawny) Małgorzata Kiełtyka (M&A, high-technology and highly regulated sectors) – KG Legal Kiełtyka Gładkowski Spółka Partnerska Kancelaria Radców Prawnych; iSTART1 programme.
This material is of a popular-science and informational nature. It does not constitute legal advice or a binding opinion. Before citing any specific provision, the current consolidated version in EUR-Lex and the current entry in the Polish Journal of Laws (Dziennik Ustaw) should be verified in each case.
