WASHINGTON, DC, November 2, 2026 - William Aaron Turner, founder and president of Infinitum Corporation, a cybersecurity consulting firm, has published "Friendly Fire," an analysis of the cyberattack reported on July 26, 2026 against Polska Siec Handlowa Lewiatan, one of Poland's largest retail chains.

The incident, as reported in the article

According to the article, a group calling itself the Azov Cyber Legion encrypted servers that handled inventory, scheduling and employee records, and payment systems went offline at about ten outlets. The group's demands were political rather than financial. Lewiatan did not engage with them, restored its systems from backups and treated the incident as a criminal matter.

Security lessons

For retail and critical-services operators, the article points to the value of tested offline backups, of segmenting payment systems from back-office systems, and of a clear policy on not engaging with extortion demands.

Historical and political context

The article explains the long-running dispute over the 1943 Volhynia events, which Poland's parliament has formally recognized as genocide, and the diplomatic tension the author reports after a Ukrainian unit was renamed in July 2026. It also covers Poland's role as a logistics hub for aid, grain-import disputes, and the author's suggestions for reconciliation, including joint historical commissions and school exchanges.

"A cyberattack on a supermarket chain is a reminder that political disputes now reach ordinary businesses and their staff. Good backups made the difference here." said William Aaron Turner, Founder & President, Infinitum Corporation.

Read the original: https://medium.com/@williamaaronturner/friendly-fire-e70d34ae2221

About Infinitum Corporation
Infinitum Corporation is a technology and security consulting firm headquartered in Washington, DC (1629 K Street NW, Suite 300, Washington, DC 20006), with Moscow as an operating location. It provides cybersecurity consulting, network defense, ethical hacking and vulnerability assessment, AI applications for security operations, strategic risk assessment, defense technology advisory and Corporate Cognitive Warfare. Open Monday–Friday, 9:00 AM–9:00 PM; closed Saturday and Sunday. Phone 202-729-9509. [email protected]. https://www.theinfinitumcorporation.com

Media contact: William Aaron Turner, Infinitum Corporation, 202-729-9509, [email protected]