Cyber warfare · Labrador
Hackers attack Europe’s freezers – no breed is hit harder than the Labrador
Der Hündeler, Edition of Wednesday, 11 November 2026
What happened
In October, cyber attacks knocked out the refrigeration systems of supermarkets in several European countries; in France alone, around 700 sites were affected. Paris now blames a cyber unit of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards, has summoned the Iranian ambassador and is announcing European sanctions. Tehran denies it. Russia had previously been considered a possible culprit; Germany has not yet committed itself.
What does this mean for your Labrador?
The Labrador is the only breed that regards the fridge as a member of the family. It does not distinguish between Tehran and Moscow, but it does distinguish between “freezer running” and “freezer not running”. Anyone who feeds raw depends on the same cold chain as the supermarket: if it fails, the beef thaws faster than any diplomatic relationship. Whether Swiss shops were affected is not clear from the reports. A sack of dry food in the cellar does no harm all the same – it is the only emergency supply that cannot be hacked.
What you can do now: Lay in supplies for two weeks. The Labrador will find them in two hours.