Fridge cyberattack hits supermarkets across Europe
- World A suspected cyberattack targeted supermarket freezer systems across at least eight European countries, causing food spoilage and disrupting grocery operations.
- Freezers are emptied, and frozen goods are loaded into shopping carts to be thrown away at ICA Kvantum in Sjobo, Sweden, on Nov 2, 2026, after a hacker attack raised the temperature in the freezers to 50 degrees Celcius.
- (Photo: Reuters/Johan Nilsson/TT News Agency) 03 Nov 2026 03:19AM (Updated: 03 Nov 2026 06:57AM) BRUSSELS: Grocery stores from Sweden to Portugal were hit Monday (Nov 2) by a suspected cyberattack on their freezer
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- World A suspected cyberattack targeted supermarket freezer systems across at least eight European countries, causing food spoilage and disrupting grocery operations.
- Freezers are emptied, and frozen goods are loaded into shopping carts to be thrown away at ICA Kvantum in Sjobo, Sweden, on Nov 2, 2026, after a hacker attack raised the temperature in the freezers to 50 degrees Celcius.
- (Photo: Reuters/Johan Nilsson/TT News Agency) 03 Nov 2026 03:19AM (Updated: 03 Nov 2026 06:57AM) BRUSSELS: Grocery stores from Sweden to Portugal were hit Monday (Nov 2) by a suspected cyberattack on their freezer
Sources: Channelnewsasia