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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UK food suppliers hit by European cyberattacks
British food suppliers have been caught up in a wave of cyberattacks targeting supermarket refrigerators across Europe, prompting warnings that outdated technology is leaving the UK’s food supply chain exposed. The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) confirmed on Tuesday that vulnerable refrigeration technology had been exploited in a small number of incidents in Britain, after [...]
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