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// IN TODAY’S EDITION
Hackers sabotage supermarket freezers
Ukraine says special forces ambushed Russians
Somali pirates seize Iranian fishing boat
Houthis reportedly capture Yemeni district
Ukraine and Russia trade alert-app hack claims
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Supermarkets in Europe Hit by Another Wave of Cyberattacks Targeting Refrigeration Systems
Cyberattacks disrupted supermarket refrigeration systems in at least a dozen European countries on Monday, spoiling food at major retailers including Carrefour, Ikea, Coop and Delhaize. The incidents follow a similar attack on hundreds of French supermarkets on Oct. 12.
EU Commissioner for Agriculture Christophe Hansen described the attacks as a "deliberate attempt to disrupt our food supply chain" and called their repeated occurrence "deeply concerning." Read
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Ukrainian Special Operations Forces ambushed Russian troops inside Russian territory, killing several personnel, destroying a vehicle, and capturing military documents and communications equipment. According to Ukraine’s 73rd Naval Special Operations Center, the operators spent several days conducting reconnaissance before launching the attack. Read
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Somali pirates hijacked the Iranian fishing vessel Azini off northeastern Somalia on Thursday, taking 23 people hostage, including 21 Iranian crew members. The seizure comes amid a resurgence of Somali piracy, with six commercial vessels hijacked since April. Read
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Houthi forces captured Al-Maqatirah district after a three-day offensive, forcing Yemeni government troops to retreat toward Tur al-Bahah, according to sources cited by Reuters. Yemen’s information minister did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Read
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Ukraine and Russia accused each other of hacking their emergency alert systems after residents received false warnings of nuclear danger, radiation threats and street fighting. The incidents occurred Sunday as a rare humanitarian ceasefire between the two countries expired, raising fears of renewed fighting. Read
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An Accenture employee allowed a personal Claude AI agent to access an unclassified Pentagon network for two months, WIRED reported. The agent reportedly sent login credentials, passwords and network information to a high-risk third-party website. Accenture denied the allegations, saying an independent investigation found them without merit. Read
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A 50-year-old South African cattle farmer, Donovan Marx, was shot, stabbed and had both ears cut off during a brutal attack by two robbers at his farm on Wednesday. The attackers also reportedly attempted to castrate him but fled when a farm worker arrived. South African police later arrested five suspects in connection with the attack. Read
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