European supermarkets hit by new fridge cyberattack
- On Monday, November 2, 2026, cyberattacks struck supermarket refrigeration systems across Sweden, Belgium, Luxembourg, and Ireland, forcing retailers to discard chilled and frozen products.
- Hackers targeted specific refrigeration controllers from Danish supplier Danfoss, employing methods similar to cyber breaches that hit French supermarkets last month.
- Swedish grocer Coop reported 7 of its 800 stores suffered unauthorized temperature tampering, while Irish wholesaler Musgrave confirmed 13 SuperValu stores were affected.
- Belgian retailers including Ahold Delhaize, Carrefour, and Spar faced operational disruptions; one Belgian butcher, Luc De Laet, estimated €15,000 in losses as fridges hit 18°C.
- European official Christophe Hansen warned "the repeated occurrence of these cyberattacks is deeply concerning," as authorities investigate potential links to hybrid threats amid regional security tensions.
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Cyberattacks targeting supermarkets continue in Europe. In Sweden, some supermarket chains experienced attacks on their cooling systems. Temperatures in freezers reached 55 degrees Celsius, resulting in spoilage of numerous food items. In Belgium and Luxembourg, a supermarket chain's cooling system malfunction was also reportedly targeted by cyberattacks...
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Britain on alert as hackers shut down supermarket fridges across Europe
Britain has been placed on high alert after hackers shut down supermarket fridges across Europe.Hackers targeted dozens of supermarket fridges in Belgium, Sweden, Ireland, Luxembourg, and Estonia, spoiling large amounts of food by raising temperatures to as high as 50 degrees Celsius.Belgium's Delhaize chain had 40 of its supermarkets affected, with one store reporting more than £83,500 in inedible food.Now, the National Cyber Security Centre (N…
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