Shop fridges and freezers across Europe hit by fresh suspected cyber-attack
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Chains in seven countries say cooling unit temperatures rose overnight in incident similar to hack of French stores
Directly affected
- No company is named in this report.
Indirectly affected
- CIBR First Trust NASDAQ Cybersecurity ETF+6.1% 30d
First Trust NASDAQ Cybersecurity ETF: it holds cybersecurity firms. Linked by “hack” (cybersecurity) in this story.
- VGK Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF
Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF holds stocks listed in Europe, which this story is about (“europe”).
- EWQ iShares MSCI France ETF-6.5% 11d
iShares MSCI France ETF holds stocks listed in France, which this story is about (“french”).
- CRWD CrowdStrike Holdings+5.9% 13d
CrowdStrike Holdings (prepackaged software): hacks and breaches raise demand for security software. Linked by “hack” (cybersecurity) in this story.
- PANW Palo Alto Networks-1.6% 30d
Palo Alto Networks (computer peripheral equipment): hacks and breaches raise demand for security software. Linked by “hack” (cybersecurity) in this story.
- FTNT Fortinet-22.4% 30d
Fortinet (computer peripheral equipment): hacks and breaches raise demand for security software. Linked by “hack” (cybersecurity) in this story.
Price reaction, T-5 to T+3
| Ticker | T-5 | T-3 | T-1 | T0 | T+1 | T+2 | T+3 |
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| CIBRNo price data for this ticker | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| VGKNo price data for this ticker | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| EWQNo price data for this ticker | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CRWDNo price data for this ticker | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| PANWNo price data for this ticker | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| FTNTNo price data for this ticker | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Closing-price change versus T-1, the last close before the story. T0 to T+3 fill in after each market close. Prices: Alpaca IEX.
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Chains in seven countries say cooling unit temperatures rose overnight in incident similar to hack of French shops Supermarket chains in at least seven European countries have said the temperatures of refrigerators and freezers in some of…
Source: The Guardian
Trades by members of Congress and officials in the stocks in this story
- Donald J Trump, an executive branch official, sold CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD), worth $100,001 - $250,000 on 21 Aug 2026. That is 73 days before publication. Filed 8 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. Gilbert Cisneros bought CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD), worth $1,001 - $15,000 on 7 Aug 2026. That is 87 days before publication. Filed 10 Sep 2026. View the filing.
- Donald J Trump, an executive branch official, sold Palo Alto Networks (PANW), worth $15,001 - $50,000 on 28 Aug 2026. That is 66 days before publication. Filed 8 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Donald J Trump, an executive branch official, sold Palo Alto Networks (PANW), worth $500,001 - $1,000,000 on 21 Aug 2026. That is 73 days before publication. Filed 8 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Donald J Trump, an executive branch official, sold Fortinet (FTNT), worth $500,001 - $1,000,000 on 21 Aug 2026. That is 73 days before publication. Filed 8 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. Pete Sessions sold Walmart (WMT) (held by a spouse), worth $50,001 - $100,000 on 2 Oct 2026. That is 31 days before publication. Filed 27 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. Jonathan Jackson sold Walmart (WMT) (jointly held), worth $50,001 - $100,000 on 28 Sep 2026. That is 35 days before publication. Filed 19 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. Rohit Khanna bought Walmart (WMT) (held by a spouse), worth $1,001 - $15,000 on 25 Sep 2026. That is 38 days before publication. Filed 7 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. Pete Sessions sold Amazon Com (AMZN), worth $15,001 - $50,000 on 27 Oct 2026. That is 6 days before publication. Filed 27 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. Pete Sessions sold Amazon Com (AMZN) (held by a spouse), worth $100,001 - $250,000 on 2 Oct 2026. That is 31 days before publication. Filed 27 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. Michael T. McCaul sold Amazon Com (AMZN) (held by a spouse), worth $1,001 - $15,000 on 28 Aug 2026. That is 66 days before publication. Filed 14 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. Pete Sessions sold Costco Wholesale (COST), worth $100,001 - $250,000 on 13 Oct 2026. That is 20 days before publication. Filed 27 Oct 2026. View the filing.
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Companies in defense around Spdr Series Trust (XRT)
Companies carried with this story
- XRT Spdr Series Trust
Spdr Series Trust (XRT) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 2 Nov 2026 story “Shop fridges and freezers across Europe hit by fresh suspected cyber-attack.” Reason on file: SPDR S&P Retail ETF: it holds retailers. Linked by “retailer” (retail and consumer goods) in this story
- XLY Select Sector Spdr Tr
For “Shop fridges and freezers across Europe hit by fresh suspected cyber-attack,” Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLY) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR: it holds retailers. Linked by “retailer” (retail and consumer goods) in this story
- CIBR First Tr Exchange-Traded Fd
In “Shop fridges and freezers across Europe hit by fresh suspected cyber-attack,” First Tr Exchange-Traded Fd (CIBR) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: First Trust NASDAQ Cybersecurity ETF: it holds cybersecurity firms. Linked by “hack” (cybersecurity) in this story
- VGK Vanguard Intl Equity Index F
For “Shop fridges and freezers across Europe hit by fresh suspected cyber-attack,” Vanguard Intl Equity Index F (VGK) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF holds stocks listed in Europe, which this story is about (“europe”)
- EWQ Ishares
For “Shop fridges and freezers across Europe hit by fresh suspected cyber-attack,” Ishares (EWQ) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: iShares MSCI France ETF holds stocks listed in France, which this story is about (“france”)
- WMT Walmart
In “Shop fridges and freezers across Europe hit by fresh suspected cyber-attack,” Walmart (WMT) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Walmart (variety stores): retailers move with shopper spending and import costs. Linked by “retailer” (retail and consumer goods) in this story
- AMZN Amazon Com
In “Shop fridges and freezers across Europe hit by fresh suspected cyber-attack,” Amazon Com (AMZN) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Amazon.com (catalog and mail-order houses): retailers move with shopper spending and import costs. Linked by “retailer” (retail and consumer goods) in this story
- COST Costco Wholesale
In “Shop fridges and freezers across Europe hit by fresh suspected cyber-attack,” Costco Wholesale (COST) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Costco Wholesale (variety stores): retailers move with shopper spending and import costs. Linked by “retailer” (retail and consumer goods) in this story
Spdr Series Trust (XRT) and the defense link
The 2 Nov 2026 story “Shop fridges and freezers across Europe hit by fresh suspected cyber-attack” names Spdr Series Trust (XRT) because of Defense.
For Spdr Series Trust (XRT), the reason on file says SPDR S&P Retail ETF: it holds retailers. Linked by “retailer” (retail and consumer goods) in this story
A second company, Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLY), is listed for a different reason: Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR: it holds retailers. Linked by “retailer” (retail and consumer goods) in this story
What this defense story puts on the calendar
CIBR traded between 98.09 and 110.59 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 107.88. XLY traded between 110.58 and 116.77 across 19 sessions. The latest close on file is 115.38.
The defense score for Spdr Series Trust (XRT)
46 out of 100
“Shop fridges and freezers across Europe hit by fresh suspected cyber-attack” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 8 linked companies.