Fresh wave of fridge cyberattacks hits European supermarkets
This is the second wave of cyberattacks to hit supermarket refrigerators in a month, spoiling food and disrupting supplies.
Key points
- Temperature increases have been reported in dozens of store cooling systems, weeks after a similar attack in France.
The incidents follow a similar attack that hit hundreds of supermarkets across France in October, triggering food loss and fires.
Stores and supermarkets across Belgium, Luxembourg and Sweden all reported early Monday abrupt temperature spikes in their fridges and freezers in an apparent cyberattack targeting refrigeration units.
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France 24November 2, 2026, 1:40 PM UTC →
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