More European grocery stores hit by apparent fridge-freezer hacks

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1. 1AolNov 2, 2026

   More European grocery stores hit by apparent fridge-freezer hacks

   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.

   
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2. 2CNBCNov 2, 2026

   Cyberattack on fridges hits supermarkets across Europe

   A customer is seen inside Albert Heijn shop, operated by Ahold Delhaize, the Dutch-Belgian supermarket operator, in Eindhoven, Netherlands, on Jan. 23, 2019.

   
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3. 3NewsweekNov 2, 2026

   European countries hit by supermarket freezer cyberattacks

   Supermarket chains in a number of European countries reported suspected cyberattacks in which freezers malfunctioned on Monday, ruining food worth millions of euros.

   Brendan Cole

   
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4. 4ForbesNov 2, 2026

   New Wave Of Refrigerator Cyberattacks Roils European Supermarkets: 'Everything Is Destroyed'

   Supermarkets across Europe were again targeted in cyberattacks Monday, which heated refrigerators to temperatures above 120 degrees Fahrenheit and destroyed food products, weeks after hundreds of…

   
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5. 5NBC NewsNov 2, 2026

   European supermarkets hit by new fridge cyberattack

   An IT incident overnight hit fridges and freezers in dozens of stores in Belgium and Luxembourg, companies said, while Swedish grocers reported similar temperature spikes, with one store blaming a…

   
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6. 6Business InsiderNov 2, 2026

   Europe hit by another wave of grocery store freezer hacks

   Grocery stores in Sweden and Belgium have reported rising temperatures in some of their refrigeration systems, suspected to be the result of hacks, weeks after a cyberattack on fridges and freezers…

   Georgia Hennessy

   
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7. 7CBS NewsNov 2, 2026

   More grocery stores in Europe report fridge and freezer temperature spikes as apparent cyberattacks continue

   Grocery store chains in at least three European countries reported unexpected temperature spikes Monday in refrigerators and freezers that ruined food -- the second time in less than a month that…

   
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8. 8Bloomberg BusinessNov 2, 2026

   Belgian, Swedish Supermarkets Report New Suspected Freezer Hack

   Supermarkets in Belgium and Sweden reported sudden changes in the temperatures of their fridges and freezers on Monday, sparking fears of a cyberattack similar to those that recently occurred in…

   Christopher Jungstedt, Charlotte Hughes-Morgan

   
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9. 9U.S. News & World ReportNov 2, 2026

   Temperature Soars at Swedish Grocery Store Freezers, One Store Blames Hackers

   STOCKHOLM, Nov 2 (Reuters) - The ⁠temperature ⁠of freezers at ⁠several Swedish grocery stores rose sharply overnight, operators ICA and Coop said on Monday, with at least one store blaming the…

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10. 10AxiosNov 2, 2026

    Europe's fridges are getting hacked. Could America be next?

    Why it matters: Hackers are turning everyday, internet-connected equipment into physical hazards, spoiling food and causing costly damage. * U.S.

    Herb Scribner

    
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11. 11FortuneNov 2, 2026

    Fortune

    Lightning may not strike the same place twice, but hackers appear to be targeting the same systems, as refrigeration becomes the next frontier for cyberattacks.

    Sasha Rogelberg

    
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12. 12The VergeNov 2, 2026

    More European supermarkets are getting their freezers hacked

    Stores in Belgium, Sweden, Luxembourg, and Estonia have had their cooling systems tampered with.

    Jess Weatherbed

    
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