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'It's a form of terrorism': fridges across Europe hit by suspected cyber-attacks – video

The Guardian •
November 02, 2026 • 07:54 PM
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A suspected cyber-attack targeting fridges and freezers in European supermarkets forced stores to throw away huge quantities of food and stock in an incident that echoed a similar hacking attack in France last month

'It's a form of terrorism': fridges across Europe hit by suspected cyber-attacks – video

Supermarket chains in at least seven European countries have said the temperatures of refrigerators and freezers in some of their shops soared overnight to as high as 50C (122F), echoing a cyber-attack last month that caused millions of euros of damage in France. Retailers in Belgium, Estonia, Ireland, Finland, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and Sweden reported problems with their refrigeration systems on Monday, and several companies confirmed they had been hacked

Shop fridges and freezers across Europe hit by fresh suspected cyber-attack

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