Devices and control systems: Butcher’s shop, Belgium 2026
In the course of the same wave of attacks, the Belgian butcher’s chain De Laet en Van Haver also reported attacked refrigeration units.
- Incident · 10.2026 · Belgium
- Evidence: one media report
- Devices and control systems
As of
What happened
The report gives no details on temperatures, destroyed goods or loss.
- Affected
- De Laet en Van Haver
- Industry
- Butcher’s shop
- Loss
- no reliable figure
- Business interruption
- unknown
- Ransom demanded / paid
- no / no
- Data affected
- unknown
- Bankruptcy
- no
- Entry point
- Remote control of the refrigeration systems (manufacturer not named)
What would cyber insurance have paid?
That depends on the terms. Whether those affected were insured: unknown.
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Property damage caused by an attack
Spoiled goods, damaged machine
Mostly not covered 0 of 9 business products cover it fully, as an add-on or with limits.
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Loss of income after an attack
Business interruption, only after the waiting period
Mostly covered 7 of 9 business products cover it fully, as an add-on or with limits.
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Immediate help in an emergency
Hotline, IT forensics, crisis PR and legal advice
Mostly covered 7 of 9 business products cover it fully, as an add-on or with limits.
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 we can learn
Butcher’s shops are also targets of the attacks on refrigeration systems; the stored goods are the largest item of loss.
Sources
- Kühlschränke in Lebensmittelläden weiterer Länder geknackt (opens in a new window) heise online · 2026-11-02