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The global cyber war

2 November 2026

10 events (4 confirmed) and 0 statements.

What was hit

Food and cold chain 8
Health 1
Finance 1

10 incidents in 10 countries · 10 not attributed

Confirmed

Supermarket cooling systems in Germany are manipulated; food discarded in Bavaria, North Rhine-Westphalia and Lower Saxony

Germany · 2 sources

Confirmed

Italian catering company Siaf says its refrigeration control systems were hit by a cyberattack; government calls impact limited

Bagno a Ripoli · 2 sources

Reported

Refrigeration contractor says attackers reached a computer controlling an Estonian store's system; Selver says one store affected

Estonia · 1 source

Reported

Musgrave says a cyber incident affected refrigeration in 13 SuperValu stores in Ireland

Ireland · 2 sources

Reported

Romania's cyber directorate says six stores of one chain had refrigeration controllers attacked; it suspects no state actor

Romania · 2 sources

Reported

ICA and Coop stores in Sweden report refrigeration problems; one store says freezers were set to 50 C

Sweden · revised (r2) · 3 sources

Confirmed

French blood service EFS says temperature limits were raised at cold rooms holding plasma; no products lost

France · 2 sources

Reported

Three UK meat suppliers and a wholesaler report attacks on refrigeration controllers; NCSC says national impact is minimal

United Kingdom · revised (r2) · 2 sources

Confirmed

Refrigeration disrupted at dozens of supermarkets in Belgium and Luxembourg; Belgian prosecutor opens an investigation

Belgium · 4 sources

Reported

Brazilian exchange Mercado Bitcoin suspends deposits and withdrawals after a cybersecurity incident

Brazil · 2 sources

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