Romania's cyber directorate says six stores of one chain had refrigeration controllers attacked; it suspects no state actor
Reported1 distinct origin, 1 independent.
Romania's National Cyber Security Directorate (DNSC) was notified of a possible attack on refrigeration installations at six stores of one retail chain, where temperatures rose at about 01:30 in the night of 2 November, Playtech reported. DNSC director Dan Cimpean said the attack seemed semi-amateurish, that officials did not suspect a state actor and that no other infrastructure was compromised, Al Jazeera reported. No attacker was named.
- When
- 2 November 2026
- Where
- Romania, Romania
- What
- cyber, food supply
- Attribution
- Not attributed. DNSC named no attacker; its director said officials do not suspect a state actor.
- In the record
- Published 2026-11-09 22:52 UTC · backfilled
Sources
- Evidence Playtech
DNSC a fost sesizat despre un posibil atac cibernetic asupra instalațiilor.
- Corroboration Al Jazeera
We do not suspect, under any circumstances, that it is a state actor.
History
- First recorded 9 Nov, 22:52 UTC, as reported (one origin only).
Cite or reuse
The War Record, "Romania's cyber directorate says six stores of one chain had refrigeration controllers attacked; it suspects no state actor", record ev-20261109-ghg4, version 1, https://thewarrecord.com/events/ev-20261109-ghg4/