Cyberattacks Target Critical Refrigeration Systems

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

   11 articles

   Suspected cyberattacks have disrupted refrigeration and freezer systems at supermarkets and other food retailers across multiple European countries, including Belgium, Luxembourg, Sweden, Ireland, the Netherlands, Estonia and Finland, with some reports also citing Portugal. Attac…
4. 03-11-2026
   Cyberattacks Disrupt Supermarket Refrigeration Across Europe

   6 articles

   A wave of apparent cyberattacks targeting remotely managed supermarket refrigeration systems has affected stores across at least 10 European countries, with reports spanning Belgium, Luxembourg, Sweden, Ireland, Finland, Portugal, Germany, the Netherlands, Estonia, Italy and othe…
5. 04-11-2026
   Cyberattacks Target French Blood Refrigeration Systems

   10 articles

   A cyberattack remotely altered refrigeration controls at three French Blood Establishment (EFS) sites, raising temperature and defrost settings to levels that could have damaged stored plasma, blood products, and samples. Monitoring alarms and rapid staff intervention—including s…