Second cyberattack hits European supermarket freezers, defrost mode heats to 50°C
RSync25 · x · 2026-11-03
Weeks after a similar incident in France, hackers remotely accessed supermarket refrigeration systems across Europe and triggered automatic defrost mode, pushing temperatures up to 50°C and destroying large amounts of frozen food.
Affected chains include Delhaize, Carrefour and Spar in Belgium, plus ICA and Coop in Sweden.
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