Cyberattacks Disrupt Supermarket Refrigeration Across Europe

Chronology

1. 12-10-2026
   Cyberattack Disrupts French Supermarket Refrigeration

   7 articles

   A large-scale cyberattack remotely triggered defrosting or otherwise disrupted connected refrigeration systems at hundreds of French supermarkets, spoiling fresh and frozen food and prompting some stores to discard stock. Retailers reported impacts across chains including Interma…
2. 13-10-2026
   French Supermarket Fridge Hack Exposes Critical Risks

   8 articles

   A cyberattack on internet-connected refrigeration systems disrupted hundreds of French supermarkets, remotely raising temperatures in refrigerators and freezers to as high as 50°C. Major chains including Intermarché, Netto, Coopérative U, Carrefour, Monoprix and E.Leclerc reporte…
3. 02-11-2026
   Cyberattacks Disrupt Supermarket Refrigeration Across Europe

   9 articles

   Supermarkets in multiple European countries have reported sudden temperature spikes and failures in refrigeration and freezer systems in incidents widely suspected to be cyberattacks. Retailers and authorities described units being switched into defrost mode or remotely set to ve…