Suspected cyberattacks hit supermarkets across Europe, tampering with freezer temperatures
citrini · x · 2026-11-02
A Bloomberg AI summary reports suspected cyberattacks caused sudden temperature changes in fridges and freezers at supermarkets across Belgium, Ireland, Sweden, Finland and Estonia, affecting chains like Ahold Delhaize, Carrefour and Spar. The incidents raise concerns of a repeat of last month's disruption in France, where attacks disabled refrigeration and forced stores to throw out damaged food. The poster's takeaway: "IoT was a mistake."
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