Fridges in French supermarkets hit by cyber attack
3 sources·Updated October 12, 2026
French supermarket cyberattack
Covered by 3 sources
- Irish Times World·2h agoHackers heat up hundreds of French supermarket fridges, causing fires and food loss
Danish software firm says affected units ‘were running outdated firmware’ as temperatures were forced up to 50 degrees
Read at Irish Times World → - Sky News Home·4h agoFrench supermarket fridges heated to 50C in cyber attack - causing fires and food losses
Hackers carried out a cyber attack on hundreds of French supermarkets overnight - pushing temperatures in fridges up to 50C and sparking fires.
Read at Sky News Home → - BBC Business·5h agoFridges in French supermarkets hit by cyber attack
Hundreds of stores were targeted by the overnight hack, which spoiled fresh and frozen food estimated to be worth millions of euros.
Read at BBC Business →
