Cyberattack disrupts store cooling systems
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A cyberattack disrupted cooling systems at hundreds of French supermarkets and affected Albert Heijn and Delhaize stores in the Netherlands and Belgium.
by Joanna Bryson Reposted by Diane Coyle
Hundreds of French supermarkets hit by a cyberattack that turned up the heat in refrigeration systems
Hundreds of French supermarkets saw their refrigeration systems defrosted, spoiling tons of frozen food. The unprecedented attack has raised serious questions about food security across Europe.
Hundreds of French supermarkets saw their refrigeration systems defrosted, spoiling tons of frozen food. The unprecedented attack has raised serious questions about food security across Europe.
Hundreds of French supermarkets hit by a cyberattack that turned up the heat in refrigeration systems
Hundreds of French supermarkets saw their refrigeration systems defrosted, spoiling tons of frozen food. The unprecedented attack has raised serious questions about food security across Europe.
www.dw.com
October 12, 2026 at 7:47 PM
Hundreds of French supermarkets hit by a cyberattack that turned up the heat in refrigeration systems
Hundreds of French supermarkets saw their refrigeration systems defrosted, spoiling tons of frozen food. The unprecedented attack has raised serious questions about food security across Europe.
Hundreds of French supermarkets saw their refrigeration systems defrosted, spoiling tons of frozen food. The unprecedented attack has raised serious questions about food security across Europe.
Reposted by Damian Trilling
Surely people's response to this will be "we need more powerful AI to prevent hacks like this" rather than "we need fridges to not have wifi" or at least "we need fridges to have a local override button"
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Fridges in French supermarkets hit by cyber attack
Hundreds of stores were targeted by the overnight hack, which spoiled fresh and frozen food estimated to be worth millions of euros.
www.bbc.com
October 12, 2026 at 7:10 PM
Surely people's response to this will be "we need more powerful AI to prevent hacks like this" rather than "we need fridges to not have wifi" or at least "we need fridges to have a local override button"
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Tiefkühler auf 50 Grad geheizt – Cyber-Großangriff auf Supermärkte löst in Frankreich Brände aus
Tiefkühler auf 50 Grad geheizt – Cyber-Großangriff auf Supermärkte löst in Frankreich Brände aus
Den Hackern gelang es zudem in der Nacht zu Montag Kühl- und Gefrierschränke in den Auftaumodus umzustellen. Der Angriff dürfte sich gegen den dänischen Software-Dienstleister gerichtet haben
www.derstandard.at
October 12, 2026 at 6:02 PM
Tiefkühler auf 50 Grad geheizt – Cyber-Großangriff auf Supermärkte löst in Frankreich Brände aus
Major French supermarkets chains have said they were hit by a cyberattack that caused their refrigerators to shoot up in temperature in hundreds of stores, forcing spoiled food to be thrown away and raising concerns about food security. jrnl.ie/7190975
French supermarkets see fridges shut down by 'unprecedented' cyberattack
At least 300 shops of Intermarche or its Netto brand were targeted, along with over 100 Cooperative U outlets, and several E. Leclerc stores.
jrnl.ie
October 12, 2026 at 5:28 PM
Major French supermarkets chains have said they were hit by a cyberattack that caused their refrigerators to shoot up in temperature in hundreds of stores, forcing spoiled food to be thrown away and raising concerns about food security. jrnl.ie/7190975
by Charles West
Just think of all the wasted cheese....
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Fridges in French supermarkets hit by cyber attack
Hundreds of stores were targeted by the overnight hack, which spoiled fresh and frozen food estimated to be worth millions of euros.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 12, 2026 at 5:02 PM
Just think of all the wasted cheese....
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In my piece from last year, doi.org/10.5210/fm.v..., (which no-one seems to like, apart from @biancawylie.com), I argue that the most basic rule of cybersecurity is "don't connect things to the Internet that don't need to be connected." If you do, you will *inevitably* get this...
"'Unprecedented' Cyberattack cripples supermarket fridges across Europe as hackers activate automatic defrosting — delivery and store prices also impacted by incident" www.tomshardware.com/tech-industr...
'Unprecedented' Cyberattack cripples supermarket fridges across Europe as hackers activate automatic defrosting — delivery and store prices also impacted by incident
A cyberattack has hit supermarkets in Europe, disabling refrigerators.
www.tomshardware.com
October 12, 2026 at 3:43 PM
In my piece from last year, doi.org/10.5210/fm.v..., (which no-one seems to like, apart from @biancawylie.com), I argue that the most basic rule of cybersecurity is "don't connect things to the Internet that don't need to be connected." If you do, you will *inevitably* get this...
Reposted by Colin Woodard
Cyberattacks on French supermarkets remotely took over refrigeration controllers and reset target temperatures to 50°C.
Food defrosted and spoiled, and staff opening the freezers in the morning were hit by a wave of hot air.
Millions of dollars worth of inventory were lost.
Food defrosted and spoiled, and staff opening the freezers in the morning were hit by a wave of hot air.
Millions of dollars worth of inventory were lost.
INFO BFMTV. "Extrême gravité, inédit et inacceptable": une cyberattaque frappe les frigos de Leclerc, Intermarché et Super U, les dégâts seraient considérables
300 magasins Intermarché et Netto, et moins d'une centaine de magasins U ont été touchés ce lundi 12 octobre par une cyberattaque visant les systèmes de régulation frigorifique du fabricant danois Dan...
www.bfmtv.com
October 12, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Cyberattacks on French supermarkets remotely took over refrigeration controllers and reset target temperatures to 50°C.
Food defrosted and spoiled, and staff opening the freezers in the morning were hit by a wave of hot air.
Millions of dollars worth of inventory were lost.
Food defrosted and spoiled, and staff opening the freezers in the morning were hit by a wave of hot air.
Millions of dollars worth of inventory were lost.
Reposted by Martín Lodge, Bessma Momani, David Murakami Wood
"'Unprecedented' Cyberattack cripples supermarket fridges across Europe as hackers activate automatic defrosting — delivery and store prices also impacted by incident" www.tomshardware.com/tech-industr...
'Unprecedented' Cyberattack cripples supermarket fridges across Europe as hackers activate automatic defrosting — delivery and store prices also impacted by incident
A cyberattack has hit supermarkets in Europe, disabling refrigerators.
www.tomshardware.com
October 12, 2026 at 2:15 PM
"'Unprecedented' Cyberattack cripples supermarket fridges across Europe as hackers activate automatic defrosting — delivery and store prices also impacted by incident" www.tomshardware.com/tech-industr...
by René Schalk
Je zult maar een volwassen hacker zijn en dit soort kleutergeintjes uithalen
October 12, 2026 at 1:32 PM
Je zult maar een volwassen hacker zijn en dit soort kleutergeintjes uithalen
by Martin Lenz
Looks like a concerted cyber attack on Dutch supermarkets. Similar things seem to be happening in France at the moment.
'"IT incident" knocks out site, app of Albert Heijn & subsidiary brands; No online orders'
'"IT incident" knocks out site, app of Albert Heijn & subsidiary brands; No online orders'
"IT incident" knocks out site, app of Albert Heijn & subsidiary brands; No online orders
The websites and apps of Albert Heijn and subsidiary brands Etos and Gall & Gall have been down since Sunday evening due to an “IT incident,” Albert Heijn reported on Monday morning. No online orders ...
nltimes.nl
October 12, 2026 at 11:19 AM
Looks like a concerted cyber attack on Dutch supermarkets. Similar things seem to be happening in France at the moment.
'"IT incident" knocks out site, app of Albert Heijn & subsidiary brands; No online orders'
'"IT incident" knocks out site, app of Albert Heijn & subsidiary brands; No online orders'