A cyberattack on refrigeration systems in French supermarkets caused temperatures to rise to 50C, spoiling large amounts of food.

Hundreds of French supermarkets have been hit by a cyber attack that caused their fridges and freezers to heat up, spoiling fresh and frozen food estimated to be worth millions of euros. Hackers reportedly gained control of the software that regulates the temperatures of the refrigeration units, forcing some to warm to 50C (120F) overnight. The chief executive of Coopérative U said several of its supermarkets had been hit by the "extremely serious and unprecedented" attack. (via the BBC) https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/crq5nzxv9q4yo #cybersecurity

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"Hackers have forced the temperature of many French supermarket fridges up to 50C overnight, in an “unprecedented” cyber-attack affecting several hundred stores across the country, with fires and food losses reported." https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/12/cyber-attack-defrosts-refrigerators-france-supermarket-chains-intermarche-cooperative-u #cyberSecurity #cyberAttack #cyberWar

Hackers force French supermarket fridges to heat up to 50C in ‘unprecedented’ cyber-attack Hundreds of Intermarché shops and Coopérative U outlets in France hit, with fears Dutch chains also affected https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/12/cyber-attack-defrosts-refrigerators-france-supermarket-chains-intermarche-cooperative-u

Hackers have forced the temperature of many French supermarket fridges up to 50C overnight, in an “unprecedented” cyber-attack affecting several hundred stores across the country, with fires and food losses reported. The Paris prosecutor’s office said on Monday ⁠the large-scale attack was “affecting connected refrigerators ⁠in several ​major food retailers across France”. Reported damage included “food losses and fires”, it added. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/12/cyber-attack-defrosts-refrigerators-france-supermarket-chains-intermarche-cooperative-u

Hundreds of French supermarkets hit by cyberattack on refrigeration systems https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/12/hundreds-of-french-supermarkets-hit-by-cyberattack-on-refrigeration-systems?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into Economy @economy-euronews

A cyber attack has caused chaos across France after hackers turned the temperatures of supermarket fridges up to 50C. (122 Fahrenheit) The hack, which affected hundreds of stores across several of France's biggest supermarket chains, saw refrigerator thermostats disabled on Sunday night. Fridges were seen to catch fire and hundreds of tons of food spoiled after the thermostats on the units were raised to "unprecedented" levels. https://www.lbc.co.uk/article/hackers-cause-chaos-french-supermarket-fridges-50c-5Hjdjnb_2/

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