# Digital failures in supply chains pose growing risk to global economy

Nature examines how breakdowns in digital systems — from software outages to cyberattacks — can cascade through global supply chains and threaten economic stability. As trade and logistics grow more dependent on interconnected technology, such disruptions carry increasingly systemic consequences.

**Importance:** 3/5

## Sources

### Science
- [Nature](https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-03105-z) — 2026-10-06