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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A Belgian neighborhood supermarket was rushing to refill empty freezers on Tuesday after a cyberattack knocked out refrigeration systems at around 100 stores across Belgium, forcing staff to throw away large quantities of spoiled food.
Two pro-Russian hacker groups claim responsibility for attacks on store freezers around Europe, reports Italian Ansa.
Cyberattack Disrupts Supermarket Refrigeration Systems Across Five European Nations
In Monday, November 2, a sophisticated cyberattack targeted supermarket chains across Sweden, Belgium, Estonia, Finland, and Luxembourg, remotely altering temperature controls in commercial refrigeration units. The coordinated incident mirrors a similar breach that impacted hundreds of cooling systems in France just three weeks ago. Retail giant Carrefour Belgium confirmed that roughly 15 of its 700 locations experienced system malfunctions dire…
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