European supermarkets hit by new fridge cyberattack
- On Monday, November 2, 2026, supermarkets across Sweden, Belgium, Ireland, and Estonia reported overnight cyberattacks that disabled refrigeration systems, forcing retailers to discard spoiled chilled and frozen products.
- Hackers exploited vulnerabilities in exposed operational technology, specifically targeting refrigeration controllers from Danish manufacturer Danfoss, mirroring an October 2026 incident that impacted hundreds of French supermarkets.
- Temperatures in refrigeration units soared to 50°C, prompting massive food disposal across chains including Swedish grocery chains ICA and Coop, Belgian supermarket chain Delhaize, and Irish grocery chain SuperValu.
- Sweden's National Cybersecurity Center launched investigations into the incidents, while the Israel National Cyber Directorate issued urgent warnings to retail chains to secure remotely accessible refrigeration systems.
- Securing remotely accessible devices requires urgent infrastructure upgrades, including patching exposed operational technology and restricting internet access to critical refrigeration management systems, cybersecurity experts advise.
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Also in several German supermarkets cooling systems were probably also manipulated from a distance – food had to be thrown away. How the police classify the cases.After the series of cyber attacks on cooling systems in European supermarkets the police investigate several cases also in Germany. According to previous findings, criminals are supposed to have hacked themselves in North Rhine-Westphalia as well as in Lower Saxony in refrigerated ches…
A 'Serious' Supermarket Freezer Cyberattack Also Hit The UK, Says Expert
Speaking on BBC Radio 4’s Today show, the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC)’s chief executive, Dr Richard Horne, shared that the NCSC is “aware of a couple of instances where vulnerable technology had been exploited in the UK”, possibly changing supermarkets’ food cooling settings.He added that the group “worked through the night” to alert impacted retailers.This comes after a cyber attack hit supermarket fridges and freezers across Europe o…
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After cyber attacks on supermarkets in several EU countries, Germany is now also affected. In Bavaria, unknown people have caused massive damage.
From France To Sweden: How And Why Hackers Are Using Supermarket Fridges To Cause Chaos?
Hackers are targeting supermarket refrigeration systems across Europe, putting food stocks at risk. Here's how the attacks work, who could be behind them and how stores can protect themselves
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