The global cyber war · fronts

Fronts

Each front covers one part of the war and has a written rule for which events belong to it.

Companies and supply chains

15 events · latest 11 November 2026

Attacks on companies and on the software and service suppliers that many organisations depend on. Included when the affected company, an official body or two independent origins report the incident as a cyber attack. An incident between the direct parties to another war on the record stays in that war's record.

Attribution and response

6 events · latest 9 November 2026

Formal steps about cyber attacks: a government or prosecutor naming who it holds responsible, charges, sanctions, seizures, joint advisories and denials. Included when an official body takes the step or two independent origins report it.

Banks, exchanges and theft

5 events · latest 4 November 2026

Thefts from and attacks on banks, payment systems and crypto exchanges. Included when the affected organisation, an official body or two independent origins report the incident as a cyber attack or theft. An incident between the direct parties to another war on the record stays in that war's record.

Government and public services

7 events · latest 11 November 2026

Attacks on the networks, sites and services of governments and public bodies. Included when the affected body, another official body or two independent origins report the incident as a cyber attack. An incident between the direct parties to another war on the record stays in that war's record.

Infrastructure and industrial systems

15 events · latest 6 November 2026

Attacks on the systems that run physical services: power, water, refrigeration and cold chains, transport, ports, telecoms and health care. Included when the affected organisation, an official body or two independent origins report the incident as a cyber attack. An incident between the direct parties to another war on the record stays in that war's record.