The day in tech.

Hackers remotely heated internet-connected refrigeration systems to 55°C in Sweden, France, and Belgium, ruining millions of food. Approximately 700 French supermarkets and 40 Delhaize locations in Belgium and Luxembourg were targeted in October 2026 and November 2. French prosecutors treat the incident as a cybercrime case.

On October 29, 2026, the FBI attributes a $6.7 billion cryptocurrency theft from Binance to North Korea's TraderTraitor group. Investigators confirm state-sponsored actors stole exchange funds, not user wallets, and are laundering assets across Ethereum and Solana before converting them via DeFi services. Attackers drained assets in around 20 minutes. Kim Yo-jong is senior government official.

Marvell Technology announced Monday an all-stock acquisition of Lumentum valued at 115 billion dollars, closing in the first half of 2028. The deal offers 4.5 Marvell shares per Lumentum share, a 23.9% premium, combining electrical and optical technologies to meet accelerating AI connectivity demands.

Binance restores withdrawals following a $6.3 billion hack, recording $5.8 billion in net outflows over 24 hours. The exchange processed $4.6 billion against $1 billion in deposits starting at 6:00 UTC on Sunday, stabilizing after initial nine-hour outflows of $4.65 billion. FBI attributes attack to North Korea's TraderTraitor group. Exchange replaced 95% of assets affected by the breach.

Apple issued high-priority threat notifications to iPhone users in 110 countries regarding targeted mercenary spyware. Cybersecurity researcher Costin Raiu first reported the attacks on October 30, 2026, noting they affected 99 countries. The company confirmed high-confidence alerts on October 31 without identifying victims or the threat actors, advising users to enable Lockdown Mode for protection against these expensive, zero-click exploits.

Google and partners dismantled the XCPE Android malware botnet by terminating Videostrong Technology Co., banning the Chinese manufacturer from producing certified Android devices after revoking its license following infections of 1.3 million set-top boxes and 10 million additional devices.

Anthropic filed an amended IPO prospectus on Monday, reporting $33.24 billion in revenue for the nine months ended Sept. 30, up 1,200% from last year. The company posted a $104 billion net loss, having lost $25.1 billion in 2025, while committing $895.4 billion to compute and infrastructure spend.

SpaceX talks to EchoStar chairman Charlie Ergen about acquiring Boost Mobile to launch a mobile service. The deal aims to combine Starlink with terrestrial networks and access at least 80,000 US cell sites. SpaceX previously bought low-band spectrum for around $8bn. Big Three carriers oppose this deal.

Canva launches a free Affinity app for iPad today, arriving a year ahead of the promised 2026 debut. It requires iPadOS 18.0 or later and supports Apple Pencil Pro. Optional AI Studio tools require a Canva Pro subscription starting at $18 per month or $143.99 per year. Users can save projects to.af files.

Marvell Technology agreed Monday to acquire Lumentum in an all-stock deal valued at $115 billion including debt, closing in the first half of 2028. Nvidia took $2bn stakes in both companies separately. Lumentum shares convert into 4.5 Marvell shares.