Italian Furniture Company Alf DaFrè Shuts down Factories After Cyberattack

January 23, 2026

INCIDENT

Italian furniture company Alf DaFrè was hit by a ransomware attack. The hackers encrypted company data and disabled computers and machinery, affecting the production chain. An estimated 15 per cent of the company’s IT infrastructure was compromised. The company decided not to pay the ransom. It shut down the entire IT system to avoid further damage.
Production was shut down and employees were laid off for 8 days.

Incident Date

February 10, 2025

Location

Italy

Estimated Cost

Two factories shut down and 350 people laid off for 8 days

Victims

Type of Malware

No Malware identified

Threat Source

No threat source identified