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Cyberattacks have targeted Italian supermarkets, causing widespread malfunctions in refrigeration and freezers across three regions. This has led to products spoiling and significant financial losses for businesses. The government has convened an emergency summit, expressing fears that these incidents could be part of broader hybrid attacks impacting critical infrastructure, including health and transport systems. In other domestic news, a 21-year-old woman was arrested after allegedly killing her mother with a knife in Chiari, Brescia, and later surrendering to authorities. Meanwhile, the government's proposed budget continues to draw strong opposition from trade unions, with plans including cuts to healthcare, pensions, and education. Separately, Professor Matteo Bassetti, Head of the Infectious Diseases Clinic at Policlinico San Martino University Hospital in Genoa, warned that Italy's vaccination mandate system is weak and at risk of collapse. The TAR of Palermo also confirmed the decadence of the Mondello beach concession for the Italo Belga company.

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Italian supermarkets have been hit by cyberattacks causing refrigeration failures and product spoilage across multiple regions, leading to concerns from the government about potential hybrid warfare targeting critical national systems. An emergency government meeting was held, and experts warn of the destabilizing potential of such attacks on food supplies.

Il Post: What we know about cyberattacks on Italian supermarkets

In three regions, the temperature in refrigerators and freezers was raised to spoil products stored inside.

Corriere della Sera: Hacker attacks on supermarkets, government fears Italy is target of hybrid…

Hacker attacks targeting Italian supermarkets have raised government concerns about hybrid attacks that could affect health and transport systems.

La Stampa: Hacker attacks on supermarkets, Italy also hit. Emergency summit at Palazzo…

Supermarkets across Europe, including in Italy, have been targeted by cyberattacks, prompting an emergency government meeting.

Corriere della Sera: Manager of Modica supermarket: 'Freezers breached by hackers, we had to throw…

The manager of a supermarket in Modica reports thousands of euros in damages after hackers breached freezers, forcing them to discard products and increasing future security investments.

La Stampa: Teti on hacker assaults: 'Attacking food destabilizes countries. Digital…

Expert Antonio Teti discusses how cyberattacks on food supplies can destabilize nations and pose a threat of digital terrorism.

Il Post: Italian supermarkets also experience malfunctions, likely due to cyberattacks

There are malfunctions in Italian supermarkets, likely due to cyberattacks.

A 21-year-old woman has been arrested after allegedly killing her mother with a knife in Chiari, Brescia. She fled the scene but later surrendered to the Carabinieri in Cremona.

Corriere della Sera: Chiari (Brescia): 21-year-old woman kills mother with knife, surrenders to…

A 21-year-old woman has killed her mother with a knife in Chiari, Brescia. After fleeing the scene, she surrendered to the Carabinieri in Cremona.

ANSA: Young man kills mother with knives in Brescia, then surrenders to police

In Brescia, a young man stabbed his mother to death and then turned himself in to the carabinieri.

The government's budget proposals, which include cuts to healthcare, pensions, and education, are encountering strong opposition from trade unions.

La Stampa: Budget maneuvers: cuts to health, pensions, and schools; unions are opposed

The government's budget plans include cuts to healthcare, pensions, and education, facing strong opposition from trade unions.

Professor Matteo Bassetti, Head of the Infectious Diseases Clinic at Policlinico San Martino University Hospital in Genoa, has warned that Italy's vaccination mandate system is weak and at risk of collapse.

La Stampa: Bassetti: 'Italy's vaccination mandate is full of holes'

Italian doctor Bassetti warns that the country's vaccination mandate system is weak and at risk of collapse.

The Regional Administrative Court (TAR) of Palermo has upheld the decision regarding the decadence of the Mondello beach concession for the Italo Belga company.

Il Post: Palermo TAR confirms beach concession decadence to Italo Belga

The TAR of Palermo confirmed the decadence of the Mondello beach concession to the Italo Belga company.

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