# Cyberattacks disrupt supermarket refrigeration in four European countries

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/more-european-supermarkets-are-getting-their-freezers-hacked/
- Published: 2026-11-02T14:17:53+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-02T14:29:42+00:00
- Original publisher: The Verge
- Original article: https://www.theverge.com/tech/1024300/europe-freezer-fridge-hack-cyberattack
- Topics: Business, Cybersecurity, Europe, Markets, Technology, World

## Key points

- Suspected attacks disrupted supermarket cooling in four countries.
- One Swedish store reported temperatures reaching 50°C.
- The full scale and impact remain unclear.

## Summary

New reports confirm that supermarket refrigeration systems in Belgium, Sweden, Luxembourg and Estonia were affected by suspected cyberattacks. The incidents raise concerns about the security of connected equipment that supports food storage and wider grocery supply chains.

A Swedish Ica Kvantum store said temperatures were remotely raised to 50°C overnight, and Coop confirmed unauthorised access at a small fraction of its stores. Ahold Delhaize said an IT incident altered refrigeration temperatures in dozens of supermarkets in Belgium and Luxembourg; the full scale remains unclear. The reports follow suspected attacks on hundreds of French supermarket refrigerators last month, where spoiled food was estimated to be worth millions of euros.

## Coverage

- [The Verge: Cyberattacks disrupt supermarket refrigeration in four European countries](https://www.theverge.com/tech/1024300/europe-freezer-fridge-hack-cyberattack)
- [TechCrunch: A fresh wave of cyberattacks has hit Europe’s supermarket refrigerators, destroying food across countries](https://techcrunch.com/2026/11/02/a-fresh-wave-of-cyberattacks-has-hit-europes-supermarket-refrigerators-destroying-food-across-countries/)

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