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A suspected cyberattack targeted supermarket freezer systems across at least eight European countries, causing food spoilage and disrupting grocery operations.

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Multiple supermarket chains have reported an IT incident that spiked fridge and freezer temperatures overnight, with one company claiming it was a cyberattack.

Grocery chains in European nations say temperatures in some stores' fridges and freezers soared over 100 degrees just weeks after a similar incident in France.

Temperature increases have been reported in dozens of store cooling systems , weeks after a similar attack in France.

Supermarkets across Europe were hit Monday by a new wave of apparent cyberattacks affecting fridges and freezers.

From fridges and heating systems to security cameras and alarms, a range of devices once largely mechanical can now be monitored and controlled remotely, creating opportunities for cybercriminals.

Dozens of store refrigerators across five countries saw their temperature raised remotely, following similar attacks that hit France last month.

<p>Chains in seven countries say cooling unit temperatures rose overnight in incident similar to hack of French shops</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/nov/02/europe-supermarket-fridges-freezers-who-hacking-why">Who is hacking Europe’s supermarket fridges and freezers, and why?</a></p></li></ul><p>Supermarket chains in at lea

Incident follows a similar cyberattack last month on hundreds of fridges in French supermarkets

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Hackers are breaking into more than computers. They are taking control of the physical machines that have underpinned our lives for decades.

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