Unprecedented Cyberattack Disrupts French Supermarkets, Overheating Refrigerators and Spoiling Food

10/13/2026

FRANCE-CYBERATTACK:Hackers heat French supermarket fridges, sparking fires and spoiling food

10/13/2026

The Paris prosecutor’s office said that a "large-scale" attack was "affecting connected refrigerators in several ⁠major food retailers across France", leading to food losses and fires

10/13/2026

More than 500 stores were reportedly hit, with millions of euros potentially lost in spoiled products Hackers remotely overheated refrigerators at hundreds of supermarkets across France,...

10/13/2026

The attack forced retailers to dispose of refrigerated and frozen products that could no longer be considered safe for consumption.

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French broadcaster BFM TV reported that hackers "managed to remotely trigger the forced defrosting of the refrigeration systems in numerous stores".

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The attack targeted a Danish software system in at least 380 supermarkets, forcing some shops to throw out frozen produce. The attackers have not been identified.

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French investigators hunt hackers behind supermarket fridge cyberattack, with no claim of responsibility

10/13/2026

Paris prosecutors confirmed the attack, which reportedly hit several major chains, and also indicated it had sparked fires.

10/13/2026

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10/12/2026

Hackers target fridges across Intermarché, E.Leclerc, and Super U stores, reportedly causing millions of euros in food losses

10/12/2026

The cyberattack caused refrigerators to shoot up in temperature in hundreds of stores, sparking fires and forcing spoiled food to be thrown away.

10/13/2026

Hackers hit hundreds of French supermarkets, raising fridge temperatures to 50°C and spoiling food. Carrefour, Intermarché and other retailers reported disruptions as French authorities launched a...

10/13/2026

A major cyberattack targeting supermarket refrigeration systems across France has caused temperatures in fridges and freezers to soar to 50°C, destroying stocks of perishable food and triggering...

10/12/2026

Hackers forced the temperature of fridges and freezers in many French supermarket fridges up to 50 degrees Celsius (122 degrees

10/12/2026

Hackers raised the temperature of refrigerators and freezers at hundreds of French supermarkets to as high as 50 degrees Celsius (122 Fahrenheit) overnight, causing fires and spoiling food. The...

10/12/2026

Hackers carried out a cyber attack on hundreds of French supermarkets overnight - pushing temperatures in fridges up to 50C and sparking fires.