Passenger ferry owned by GNV
December 17, 2025
•[ malware, foreign interference, sabotage ]
French authorities reported that the passenger ferry 'Fantastic' (operated by Italian shipping company Grandi Navi Veloci, GNV) was infected with malware while docked in the port of Ste, France. Officials stated the malware could have enabled the ship to be remotely controlled, prompting an investigation into possible foreign interference. Prosecutors said a Latvian national was arrested and charged after the malware was discovered.
Mikord
November 12, 2025
•[ data leak, sabotage, hacktivism ]
The Record reported that an anonymous hacker group allegedly breached Mikords servers and provided a trove of internal documents to an anti-war human rights group, including source code, technical and financial records, and internal correspondence. The report stated the hackers claimed months-long access and said they destroyed parts of Mikords infrastructure; Mikords website was reportedly offline for days and had been defaced earlier in December. While the company did not publicly acknowledge involvement in Russias military registry, investigative verification cited in the article indicated the leaked materials supported its participation, suggesting the breach had both data-theft and disruptive/destructive elements.
Undisclosed Canadian farm
October 1, 2025
•[ Hacktivism, Sabotage, Operational Technology (OT) ]
Hacktivists manipulated temperature and humidity parameters in a grain-drying silo at a Canadian farm, creating unsafe conditions that were detected and mitigated before damage occurred.
Polish Air Navigation Services Agency (PANSA)
July 25, 2025
•[ cyberattack, sabotage, service disruption ]
Polish authorities opened an investigation into potential sabotage affecting air traffic control systems; disruptions triggered review of cyber causes.
At least one Ukrainian grain producer
June 1, 2025
•[ malware, wiper attack, state-sponsored attack ]
Russian state-backed threat group Sandworm, also known as APT44, used several data-wiping malware families in a series of destructive attacks against Ukrainian organizations in 2025, including newly reported operations targeting the countrys grain sector. An ESET APT activity report cited by BleepingComputer says that in June and September Sandworm deployed wipers like ZEROLOT and Sting against entities in the governmental, energy, logistics, and grain industries, with the grain sector highlighted as a less frequent but strategically important target. The wipers corrupt files, disk partitions, and master boot records in ways that prevent recovery, likely aiming to weaken Ukraines war economy by disrupting a critical export industry.
National Iranian Tanker Company
March 21, 2025
•[ hacktivism, sabotage ]
Hacktivists Claimed Cyber Sabotage Targeting Vsat Systems On 116 Iranian Ships.
Opexus
February 1, 2025
•[ insider threat, data leak, sabotage ]
Insider compromise at Opexus by two employees previously convicted of hacking led to improper access, and the compromise/deletion of dozens of databases (including IRS and GSA data sets), triggering outages in two key software systems used by federal agencies; terminations followed and investigations cite a major lapse in security controls.