Retail (shop): what can happen, and who pays?
limited 7 of 16 cost items usually covered
6 typical cases with a receipt: what they cost and which item cyber insurance usually pays. Since October 2026, attackers in several European countries have been manipulating refrigeration systems via the internet.
Who pays for spoiled goods after an attack
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Webshop paralysed during the Christmas period
Break-in via the air conditioning technician’s access
Till blocked by ransomware
Manipulated card terminal
Employee buys gift cards for the boss
Refrigerated shelves heated up overnight
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6 scenarios, 6 receipts
- Employee buys gift cards for the boss
- Till blocked by ransomware
- Refrigerated shelves heated up overnight
- Webshop paralysed during the Christmas period
- Manipulated card terminal
- Break-in via the air conditioning technician’s access
1Employee buys gift cards for the boss
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Retail (shop)
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Gift cards CHF 500–3'000 add-on
Often below the deductible. How we got there: Assumption.
- Usually paid by the cyber policy
- nothing
- Open or only with an add-on
- CHF 500–3'000
- Usually stays with the business
- nothing
Likelihood high
A shop assistant receives an email from the supposed owner and buys gift cards for CHF 2'000.
How it unfolds: Employee buys gift cards for the boss
Entry point: Fake sender address
What AI changes: AI writes flawless, personally tailored phishing emails in German close to Swiss dialect; the old warning sign of «bad German» disappears. According to IBM, attackers used AI in 16% of data breaches in 2025, mostly for phishing.
Why high? NCSC: many reports of the gift card scam.
Where does it say so?
Woche 52: Gezielter, komplexer, raffinierter – Knapp 65'000 Meldungen ans BACS im 2025, 30.12.2025
Open document: Woche 52: Gezielter, komplexer, raffinierter – Knapp 65'000 Meldungen ans BACS im 2025 (opens in a new window), retrieved 06.11.2026
What prevents it
- Rule: never buy gift cards on instructions by email.
- Call back.
- Training.
Pitfalls in the terms: Employee buys gift cards for the boss
- Social engineering is usually only an add-on module (AXA A6, Mobiliar B8, Zurich module G Premium) or has a low sub-limit (Helvetia ECO CHF 30'000). Without the add-on, the cyber policy does not pay the amount transferred.
Where does it say so?
Cyberversicherung, Kundeninformationen und Allgemeine Bedingungen, Ausgabe 01.2024, Ziff. B8.1
«Der Versicherungsschutz gilt, sofern diese Deckung ausdrücklich in der Police erwähnt ist.»
Open document: Cyberversicherung, Kundeninformationen und Allgemeine Bedingungen (opens in a new window), retrieved 06.11.2026
Modules: Fraud with fake instructions
2Till blocked by ransomware
Receipt
Retail (shop)
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IT service provider: clean-up, rebuild, restoring the backup CHF 900–3'400 covered
Restoration of data, software and systems in the basic cover; Sunrise/AXA collective only up to CHF 20'000 first-party loss. How we got there: 5–15 h × CHF 180–225/h (IT support for SMEs, office hours)
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Reset tills CHF 180–2'400 covered
Restoration of data, software and systems in the basic cover; Sunrise/AXA collective only up to CHF 20'000 first-party loss. How we got there: 1–3 devices × CHF 180–800 per device
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Loss of revenue CHF 3'000–9'200 limited
Only after the waiting period (AXA 12 h, Mobiliar 12 h only with add-on, Helvetia 24 h, Zurich only Optimum/Premium). What is reimbursed is revenue minus saved costs (AXA) or EBITDA (Helvetia), not revenue. How we got there: 1–3 days × around CHF 6'100 revenue/day × 50% (SFTA VAT statistics 2024, average of businesses liable for VAT; small businesses are lower)
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Ransom CHF 470–930 limited
Ransom: Mobiliar and Sunrise never, AXA only with extension, Zurich within sub-limit 25%, Helvetia CHF 30'000–100'000, Chubb in principle yes; reporting to the police is mandatory. How we got there: Documented: 500 euros (stationery shop DE), 1'000 euros (hairdresser DE), converted at an assumed rate of 0.93.
- Usually paid by the cyber policy
- CHF 1'080–5'800
- Open or only with an add-on
- CHF 3'470–10'130
- Usually stays with the business
- nothing
Likelihood medium
Via an outdated router, attackers get into the till system of a stationery shop and encrypt it. The perpetrators demand 500 euros; the shop sells only for cash with handwritten notes for two days.
How it unfolds: Till blocked by ransomware
Entry point: Outdated router, operating system without updates
What AI changes: AI speeds up finding open vulnerabilities (router, VPN, remote maintenance) and writing extortion emails; the time between publication of a vulnerability and an attack is getting shorter, and the insurers’ patch deadline (14 or 30 days) becomes tight.
Why medium? Documented in Germany (stationery shop, grocery shop closed for several days).
What prevents it
- Keep the router and till system up to date.
- Tills capable of working offline.
- Backups.
Pitfalls in the terms: Till blocked by ransomware
- Patch deadline: close critical vulnerabilities within 30 days (AXA C2, Zurich Art. 6, Helvetia 3.6.1.1), at Mobiliar within 14 days; Mobiliar excludes losses caused by software without manufacturer support (E let. n).
Where does it say so?
Cyberversicherung, Kundeninformationen und Allgemeine Bedingungen, Ausgabe 01.2024, Teil D Ziff. 5, S. 21
«Sie müssen den Patch zur Behebung der kritischen Schwachstelle innerhalb von 14 Tagen nach der Veröffentlichung»
Open document: Cyberversicherung, Kundeninformationen und Allgemeine Bedingungen (opens in a new window), retrieved 06.11.2026
- Waiting period: loss of income only after 12 hours (AXA; Mobiliar only with add-on B4) or 24 hours (Helvetia); at Zurich only in Optimum/Premium, waiting period according to the policy. An outage shorter than the waiting period is borne by the business.
Where does it say so?
Antrag Cyber-Versicherung – KMU-Spezial (mit Prämientabelle), 01.07.2026, Ziff. 1.1, Karenzfrist 24 Std.
Open document: Antrag Cyber-Versicherung – KMU-Spezial (mit Prämientabelle) (opens in a new window), retrieved 06.11.2026
- Ransom: Mobiliar and Sunrise never pay, AXA only with the «Cybererpressung» extension, Zurich within the sub-limit of 25% of the first-party sum insured, Helvetia CHF 30'000–100'000; reporting to the police is mandatory.
Where does it say so?
Zurich Cyberversicherung, Kundeninformation und Allgemeine Versicherungsbedingungen (AVB), Ausgabe 01/2024, Art. 10.1, S. 7
«Bei sämtlichen Ransomware-Attacken muss eine Strafanzeige bei der Polizei eingereicht werden.»
Open document: Zurich Cyberversicherung, Kundeninformation und Allgemeine Versicherungsbedingungen (AVB) (opens in a new window), retrieved 06.11.2026
Modules: Restore data and systems, Loss of income after an attack, Cyber extortion
3Refrigerated shelves heated up overnight
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Retail (shop)
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Destroyed goods CHF 2'000–40'000 not covered
Excluded in all cyber GTC reviewed (AXA B6, Mobiliar E let. e, Zurich Art. 5, Helvetia 3.2.3 b, Chubb 4.8); at AXA also the resulting loss of income. How we got there: Lower limit: Belgium around EUR 100'000 for around 60 branches, on average around EUR 1'700 per branch. Upper limit: value of goods CHF 40'000 in the cold room of a butcher’s shop (Zurich property factsheet) as an assumption for a shop with a large range of fresh products.
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Refrigeration technician: reset the control system CHF 810–3'400 covered
Restoration of data, software and systems in the basic cover; Sunrise/AXA collective only up to CHF 20'000 first-party loss. How we got there: 3–10 h × CHF 270–338/h (IT support with 50% surcharge outside office hours)
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Loss of revenue CHF 1'800–3'700 not covered
Consequence of the property damage. How we got there: 1–2 days × around CHF 6'100 revenue/day × 30% (SFTA VAT statistics 2024, average of businesses liable for VAT; small businesses are lower)
Usually stays with the businessCHF 3'800–43'700
- Usually paid by the cyber policy
- CHF 810–3'400
- Open or only with an add-on
- nothing
Likelihood medium
During the night, attackers switch the refrigerated and freezer cabinets of a grocery shop to defrost mode; the temperature rises to 50 degrees. Meat, dairy products and frozen goods have to be disposed of.
How it unfolds: Refrigerated shelves heated up overnight
Entry point: Remote monitoring of the refrigeration system on the internet
What AI changes: AI makes mass scanning cheaper.
Why medium? Documented in France (more than 230 branches; CERT-FR: numerous compromises), Belgium (goods worth around EUR 100'000), Sweden and Germany; no case known in Switzerland as of 06.11.2026.
Where does it say so?
CERTFR-2026-ALE-012: Incident de sécurité ciblant les contrôleurs à distance des installations de réfrigération, 12.10.2026, aktualisiert 13. und 16.10.2026, Recommandations
«Le CERT-FR a connaissance de nombreuses compromissions des controleurs à distance»
Open document: CERTFR-2026-ALE-012: Incident de sécurité ciblant les contrôleurs à distance des installations de réfrigération (opens in a new window), retrieved 06.11.2026
Where does it say so?
French supermarket cyberattack triggers wider security alert, 14.10.2026, Abschnitt Intermarché (nach Le Monde)
«a cold room reached 50°C before the damage was discovered»
Open document: French supermarket cyberattack triggers wider security alert (opens in a new window), retrieved 06.11.2026
What prevents it
- Refrigeration system not directly on the internet.
- Independent temperature alarm.
- Clarify the gap in cover with the adviser.
Pitfalls in the terms: Refrigerated shelves heated up overnight
- Property damage excluded: no cyber GTC reviewed pays for spoiled goods, dead animals or damaged machines (AXA B6, Mobiliar E let. e, Zurich Art. 5, Helvetia 3.2.3 b); AXA also excludes the loss of income resulting from the property damage. The control system itself counts as an IT system (AXA E11, Zurich Art. 102.1).
Where does it say so?
Allgemeine Vertragsbedingungen (AVB) KMU Versicherung, Modul Cyberversicherung, Ausgabe 06.2024 (16381DE – 2024-06), Ziff. B6 und E11
Open document: Allgemeine Vertragsbedingungen (AVB) KMU Versicherung, Modul Cyberversicherung (opens in a new window), retrieved 06.11.2026
- Property insurance usually does not help: refrigerated goods are insured there only as an add-on and only in the event of a technical defect or power interruption (AXA property B8, Allianz C6.3.3); AXA excludes operating errors (B8.5) and, in the catch-all provision, hacker attacks (let. s), Mobiliar All Risks excludes cyber risks (section 3).
Where does it say so?
Allgemeine Vertragsbedingungen (AVB) KMU Versicherung, Modul Sachversicherung, Ausgabe 06.2024 (16373DE – 2024-06), Nicht genannte Gefahren, lit. s
«Schäden verursacht durch Schadprogramme, Hacker- und Denial-of-Service-Angriffe sowie andere Cyber-Ereignisse.»
Open document: Allgemeine Vertragsbedingungen (AVB) KMU Versicherung, Modul Sachversicherung (opens in a new window), retrieved 06.11.2026
Modules: Property damage caused by an attack, Restore data and systems, Loss of income after an attack
4Webshop paralysed during the Christmas period
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Retail (shop)
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Loss of profit of the webshop CHF 2'400–4'900 limited
Only after the waiting period (AXA 12 h, Mobiliar 12 h only with add-on, Helvetia 24 h, Zurich only Optimum/Premium). What is reimbursed is revenue minus saved costs (AXA) or EBITDA (Helvetia), not revenue. How we got there: 2–4 days × around CHF 6'100 revenue/day × 20% (assumption: online share) (SFTA VAT statistics 2024, average of businesses liable for VAT; small businesses are lower)
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Additional costs of defence (geo-filters, blackholing) CHF 900–4'500 limited
Only after the waiting period (AXA 12 h, Mobiliar 12 h only with add-on, Helvetia 24 h, Zurich only Optimum/Premium). What is reimbursed is revenue minus saved costs (AXA) or EBITDA (Helvetia), not revenue. How we got there: 5–20 h × CHF 180–225/h (IT support for SMEs, office hours)
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IT forensics and incident response (analysis, containment, preservation of evidence) CHF 500–3'200 covered
In the basic cover at AXA, Mobiliar, Zurich, Helvetia and Chubb; AXA immediate measures up to CHF 5'000 without deductible. How we got there: 2–8 h × CHF 250–400/h (market range for incident response)
- Usually paid by the cyber policy
- CHF 500–3'200
- Open or only with an add-on
- CHF 3'300–9'400
- Usually stays with the business
- nothing
Likelihood medium
A DoS attack paralyses a shoe shop’s webshop during its busiest period. After a few days the attack is repelled; sales are lost.
How it unfolds: Webshop paralysed during the Christmas period
Entry point: Overload attack
What AI changes: AI hardly plays a role.
Why medium? Sample cases at Helvetia, AXA (3 days) and Mobiliar (12 hours); DDoS against Swiss websites documented.
Where does it say so?
Broschüre Cyber-Versicherung, 07.26 (Nr. 120015329)
Open document: Broschüre Cyber-Versicherung (opens in a new window), retrieved 06.11.2026
Where does it say so?
Factsheet Cyberversicherung Unternehmen, 14152DE – 2025-10
Open document: Factsheet Cyberversicherung Unternehmen (opens in a new window), retrieved 06.11.2026
What prevents it
- DDoS protection at the hosting provider.
- Run the shop with a provider that offers protection.
- Emergency contact.
Pitfalls in the terms: Webshop paralysed during the Christmas period
- Waiting period: loss of income only after 12 hours (AXA; Mobiliar only with add-on B4) or 24 hours (Helvetia); at Zurich only in Optimum/Premium, waiting period according to the policy. An outage shorter than the waiting period is borne by the business.
Where does it say so?
Antrag Cyber-Versicherung – KMU-Spezial (mit Prämientabelle), 01.07.2026, Ziff. 1.1, Karenzfrist 24 Std.
Open document: Antrag Cyber-Versicherung – KMU-Spezial (mit Prämientabelle) (opens in a new window), retrieved 06.11.2026
Modules: Loss of income after an attack, Immediate help in an emergency
5Manipulated card terminal
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Retail (shop)
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IT forensics and incident response (analysis, containment, preservation of evidence) CHF 1'200–8'000 covered
In the basic cover at AXA, Mobiliar, Zurich, Helvetia and Chubb; AXA immediate measures up to CHF 5'000 without deductible. How we got there: 5–20 h × CHF 250–400/h (market range for incident response)
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Claims by the card industry no reliable figure limited
Zurich and Helvetia pay PCI penalties, where insurable; Mobiliar only as an add-on with valid PCI certification; AXA excludes them (B4, B11). How we got there: No amounts found.
- Usually paid by the cyber policy
- CHF 1'200–8'000
- Open or only with an add-on
- 1 item without an amount
- Usually stays with the business
- nothing
Likelihood low
A card terminal is swapped or manipulated and reads cards. The card companies notice an accumulation of misuse and demand an investigation.
How it unfolds: Manipulated card terminal
Entry point: Physical manipulation, skimming
What AI changes: Hardly any AI connection.
Why low? Skimming at terminals is declining (chip, contactless); Swiss cases in retail are not public.
What prevents it
- Check terminals daily for changes.
- Mount terminals firmly.
- Certified providers only.
Pitfalls in the terms: Manipulated card terminal
- Card payments: Zurich and Helvetia pay PCI penalties, where insurable; Mobiliar only with an add-on and valid PCI DSS certification; AXA excludes contractual penalties (B4) and card misuse (B11).
Where does it say so?
Zurich Cyberversicherung, Kundeninformation und Allgemeine Versicherungsbedingungen (AVB), Ausgabe 01/2024, Ausnahme vom Bussen-Ausschluss (PCI)
Open document: Zurich Cyberversicherung, Kundeninformation und Allgemeine Versicherungsbedingungen (AVB) (opens in a new window), retrieved 06.11.2026
Modules: Immediate help in an emergency, Card industry penalties
6Break-in via the air conditioning technician’s access
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Retail (shop)
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IT forensics and incident response (analysis, containment, preservation of evidence) CHF 2'500–16'000 covered
In the basic cover at AXA, Mobiliar, Zurich, Helvetia and Chubb; AXA immediate measures up to CHF 5'000 without deductible. How we got there: 10–40 h × CHF 250–400/h (market range for incident response)
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Claims by customers after card data leak no reliable figure covered
Third-party claims and defence against unfounded claims in the basic cover; Sunrise/AXA collective up to CHF 200'000. How we got there: No amounts found.
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PCI claims no reliable figure limited
Zurich and Helvetia pay PCI penalties, where insurable; Mobiliar only as an add-on with valid PCI certification; AXA excludes them (B4, B11). How we got there: No amounts found.
- Usually paid by the cyber policy
- CHF 2'500–16'000, plus 1 item without an amount
- Open or only with an add-on
- 1 item without an amount
- Usually stays with the business
- nothing
Likelihood low
Perpetrators steal the login data of a refrigeration and air conditioning service provider and use them to get into the shop’s network, all the way to the tills.
How it unfolds: Break-in via the air conditioning technician’s access
Entry point: Login data of a service provider
What AI changes: No direct AI connection.
Why low? Well-known case Target (USA, 2013) via a refrigeration technician.
What prevents it
- Service providers only in their own, separate network.
- Separate accounts with two-factor authentication for each service provider.
- Block access after each job.
Pitfalls in the terms: Break-in via the air conditioning technician’s access
- Card payments: Zurich and Helvetia pay PCI penalties, where insurable; Mobiliar only with an add-on and valid PCI DSS certification; AXA excludes contractual penalties (B4) and card misuse (B11).
Where does it say so?
Zurich Cyberversicherung, Kundeninformation und Allgemeine Versicherungsbedingungen (AVB), Ausgabe 01/2024, Ausnahme vom Bussen-Ausschluss (PCI)
Open document: Zurich Cyberversicherung, Kundeninformation und Allgemeine Versicherungsbedingungen (AVB) (opens in a new window), retrieved 06.11.2026
- Outage of the software or cloud provider: co-insured only if its system was attacked and there is usually a written contract (Mobiliar, Zurich); purely technical outages at the service provider and network/power outages are excluded (Zurich Art. 5, Helvetia).
Where does it say so?
Zurich Cyberversicherung, Kundeninformation und Allgemeine Versicherungsbedingungen (AVB), Ausgabe 01/2024, Art. 5
Open document: Zurich Cyberversicherung, Kundeninformation und Allgemeine Versicherungsbedingungen (AVB) (opens in a new window), retrieved 06.11.2026
Modules: Immediate help in an emergency, Third-party claims after a data breach, Card industry penalties
Ranges for a small to medium-sized business, not an insurance benefit. Deductible, sums insured and sublimits come on top. The bars on all receipts use the same scale.
Overview based on public policy terms, as of 06.11.2026. Only your policy and its general terms and conditions (GTC) are binding. No confirmation of cover.
What a day of downtime costs
CHF 6'100 Average revenue per day; your business may be smaller.
CHF 700–1'600 Annual premium for a micro business, indicative value based on the Helvetia rate, group C, not a quote.
Where the figures come from
Average of businesses liable for VAT (SFTA 2024); small businesses are lower. Only the loss of income after the waiting period is insured (revenue minus saved costs or EBITDA). Reliability: medium.
Waiting period: loss of income only after 12 hours (AXA; Mobiliar only with add-on B4) or 24 hours (Helvetia); at Zurich only in Optimum/Premium, waiting period according to the policy. An outage shorter than the waiting period is borne by the business.
Only a few insurers publish rates. We assign your industry to the Helvetia rate Group C (among others, retail, food production, metal goods, doctors, lawyers); this assignment is ours, not the insurer’s.
| Business | Sum insured | Annual premium | How we got there |
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| Micro business < CHF 1 million revenue, butcher’s shop/retail/food production (Helvetia Group C, assignment of butcher’s shop derived) | First-party loss 50'000–200'000, liability 500'000–1 million | around CHF 700–1'600Indicative value, not a quote | How we got there for Micro business < CHF 1 million revenue, butcher’s shop/retail/food production (Helvetia Group C, assignment of butcher’s shop derived)Derivation: lower bound = lowest public annual premium (Helvetia KMU-Spezial ECO, tariff 01.07.2026), upper bound = TOP variant of the same group. Cross-check: Zurich Basic from 410 / Optimum from 690 (brochure 2023, parameters unknown), Sunrise/AXA 479 at 20k/200k. Only two insurers with public prices; tariff price before risk assessment and without discounts. Guide value, derived; not a quote. Butcher’s shop is not named literally in the application; Group C via «retail» and «manufacture of food». Where does it say so?Antrag Cyber-Versicherung – KMU-Spezial (mit Prämientabelle), Ausgabe 01.07.2026, Ziff. 1.1 Open document: Antrag Cyber-Versicherung – KMU-Spezial (mit Prämientabelle) (opens in a new window), retrieved 06.11.2026 |
| SME CHF 1–5 million revenue, Group C (retail, food, metal goods/CNC) | First-party loss 100'000–500'000, liability 500'000–1 million | around CHF 1'100–2'800Indicative value, not a quote | How we got there for SME CHF 1–5 million revenue, Group C (retail, food, metal goods/CNC)Derivation: lower bound = lowest public annual premium (Helvetia KMU-Spezial ECO, tariff 01.07.2026), upper bound = TOP variant of the same group. Cross-check: Zurich Basic from 410 / Optimum from 690 (brochure 2023, parameters unknown), Sunrise/AXA 479 at 20k/200k. Only two insurers with public prices; tariff price before risk assessment and without discounts. Guide value, derived; not a quote. Where does it say so?Antrag Cyber-Versicherung – KMU-Spezial (mit Prämientabelle), Ausgabe 01.07.2026, Ziff. 1.2 Open document: Antrag Cyber-Versicherung – KMU-Spezial (mit Prämientabelle) (opens in a new window), retrieved 06.11.2026 |
| SME CHF 5–10 million revenue, Groups A to C | First-party loss 200'000–500'000, liability 500'000–1 million | around CHF 800–3'100Indicative value, not a quote | How we got there for SME CHF 5–10 million revenue, Groups A to CDerivation: lower bound = lowest public annual premium (Helvetia KMU-Spezial ECO, tariff 01.07.2026), upper bound = TOP variant of the same group. Cross-check: Zurich Basic from 410 / Optimum from 690 (brochure 2023, parameters unknown), Sunrise/AXA 479 at 20k/200k. Only two insurers with public prices; tariff price before risk assessment and without discounts. Guide value, derived; not a quote. Where does it say so?Antrag Cyber-Versicherung – KMU-Spezial (mit Prämientabelle), Ausgabe 01.07.2026, Ziff. 1.3 Open document: Antrag Cyber-Versicherung – KMU-Spezial (mit Prämientabelle) (opens in a new window), retrieved 06.11.2026 |
What is connected in the business
- Tills, card terminals, merchandise management Documented case: Stationery shop (anonymous)
- Refrigerated cabinets and freezers with remote monitoring (food)
Source
CERTFR-2026-ALE-012: Incident de sécurité ciblant les contrôleurs à distance des installations de réfrigération, 12.10.2026, aktualisiert 13. und 16.10.2026, Recommandations
«Le CERT-FR a connaissance de nombreuses compromissions des controleurs à distance»
Open document: CERTFR-2026-ALE-012: Incident de sécurité ciblant les contrôleurs à distance des installations de réfrigération (opens in a new window), retrieved 06.11.2026
- Webshop and click & collect
Source
Factsheet Cyberversicherung Unternehmen, 14152DE – 2025-10
Open document: Factsheet Cyberversicherung Unternehmen (opens in a new window), retrieved 06.11.2026
- Service providers for refrigeration, air conditioning and building services with network access Documented case: Target (entry via Fazio Mechanical Services)
- Email, e-banking
Real cases
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Switzerland · 04.2025
Swiss municipalities (anonymous)In April 2025, municipalities increasingly reported emails to the NCSC from supposed mayors or municipal presidents.
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GermanyAbroad: Germany
Stationery shop (anonymous)Via an outdated router and an operating system that had not been updated, attackers got into the till system of a stationery shop.
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GermanyAbroad: Germany
Grocery shop (anonymous)An employee opened an email with a supposed job application, whereupon malware was installed.
9 more cases and sample cases
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France · 10.2026Abroad: France
Intermarché, Coopérative U, Carrefour (more than 230 branches)During the night before 12 October 2026, attackers switched the refrigeration and freezer systems of around 150 Intermarché branches, 80 Carrefour sites and Coopérative U shops to defrost mode; for around six hours the temperature rose to as much as 50 degrees.
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Belgium · 10.2026Abroad: Belgium
Delhaize, Carrefour, Spar (around 60 branches)After France, the wave hit Belgium: around 40 Delhaize, 15 Carrefour and 5 Spar branches, plus Delhaize shops in Luxembourg.
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Germany · 11.2026Abroad: Germany
Edeka supermarket ReisbachDuring the night before a Monday at the beginning of November 2026, the temperatures of the refrigeration systems of an Edeka supermarket in Reisbach rose to 50 degrees, and a large quantity of food had to be thrown away.
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Sweden · 10.2026Abroad: Sweden
ICA and Coop (at least 6 Coop branches)In Sweden, temperatures in refrigerators and freezers of several ICA and Coop shops rose overnight; Coop reported six affected branches.
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USA · 11.2013Abroad: USA
Target (entry via Fazio Mechanical Services)On 15 November 2013, the attackers entered the network of the department store chain using login data they had stolen from the service provider Fazio Mechanical Services.
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Sample case from an insurer: Helvetia
DoS attack on the online shop of a specialist shoe shop during the Christmas period; repelled after a few days with the help of an IT specialist, with loss of profit until then.
Insurer’s sample case without amounts; Helvetia: benefits «depending on the selected benefit package». Helvetia BI waiting period 24 hours (KMU-Spezial application).
Where does it say so?
Cyber-Versicherung (Broschüre), 07.26 (Nr. 120015329), S. 7/9, «Online-Shop lahmgelegt»
«Bis zur Installation der Abwehrmassnahmen entsteht während der ertragsreichen Weihnachtszeit dennoch ein Gewinnausfall für das Schuhfachgeschäft.»
Open document: Cyber-Versicherung (Broschüre) (opens in a new window), retrieved 06.11.2026
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Sample case from an insurer: AXA
Outdoor clothing specialist with its own webshop: a DoS attack blocks the system, and the webshop is down for three days.
Sample case; amount only as an order of magnitude («several thousand francs»), hence chf null. AXA waiting period 12 hours.
Where does it say so?
Factsheet Cyberversicherung Unternehmen, 14152DE – 2025-10, Ziff. 5, Ertragsausfall
«Die AXA übernimmt den Ertragsausfall von mehreren tausend Franken.»
Open document: Factsheet Cyberversicherung Unternehmen (opens in a new window), retrieved 06.11.2026
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Sample case from an insurer: Mobiliar
A flood of requests paralyses an online shop’s website for 12 hours; loss of income.
Sample case without an amount. Lies exactly at the 12-hour waiting period: shorter outages are borne by the business itself.
Where does it say so?
Cyberversicherung für Unternehmen (Produktseite, Schadenbeispiele), abgerufen 06.11.2026, Schadenbeispiele, Ertragsausfall «Server lahmgelegt»
Open document: Cyberversicherung für Unternehmen (Produktseite, Schadenbeispiele) (opens in a new window), retrieved 06.11.2026
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Sample case from an insurer: AXA
Furniture retailer with a webshop: after a hacker attack, a hotel’s order is lost; the hotel waives subsequent delivery and claims damages.
Sample case without an amount.
Where does it say so?
Factsheet Cyberversicherung Unternehmen, 14152DE – 2025-10, Ziff. 5, Schadenersatzforderung
«Sie stuft einen Teil als ungerechtfertigt ein und wehrt ihn ab, übernimmt aber den gerechtfertigten Anteil.»
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