Switzerland
CHE
DDoS attack causes nationwide Salt fixed-line internet outage
Salt confirmed that an external distributed denial-of-service attack disrupted its fixed-line network in Switzerland on May 15, 2026. Fixed internet services were unavailable for approximately 40 minutes while protective measures were activated; Salt's mobile network was not affected.
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Estimated severity
66 / 100
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Source reliability
No information
Approximate Date
15/05/2026
Targeted Company
SALT MOBILE
Targeted Company Supply Chain Impact
Distribution & Fulfillment
Procurement & Sourcing
Production & Manufacturing
Sales (Retail & Ecommerce)
Warehousing
Service Delivery
Unrecognized Impact
Supply Chain Relations
No information
Geographic Impact
Country Targeted Company
Other Affected Countries
No other affected countries reported
Target country
Switzerland
Affected countries
Switzerland
Impacted regions
No information
Operational Impact
Duration
0.03 days
Financial impact (USD M)
No information
Impact types
Service unavailability
Affected sectors
Telecommunications
Affected departments
Information Technology
Attack Profile
Attack types
Distributed denial of service
Attributed threat actors
No information
Sources
Incident Sources
letemps.chhttps://www.letemps.ch/cyber/ce-n-etait-pas-un-probleme-technique-mais-une-cyberattaque-l-agression-contre-salt-symbole-d-une-suisse-vulnerable-face-a-des-hackers-ciblant-ses-infrastructures-critiquesnetzwoche.chhttps://www.netzwoche.ch/news/2026-05-18/salt-bestaetigt-netzwerkausfall-durch-cyberangriffictjournal.chhttps://www.ictjournal.ch/news/2026-05-18/salt-confirme-une-attaque-ddos-sur-son-reseau-fixe