Hacked freezers put supermarkets into defrost mode across 10 European countries
A suspected hacking wave targeting grocery freezer systems spread across Europe, widening the scope of retail cyberattacks.
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- The GuardianShop fridges and freezers across Europe hit by fresh suspected cyber-attack
- BBCShop freezers in seven European countries hit by cyber-attack
- CBS NewsMore grocery stores in Europe report fridge and freezer temperature spikes as apparent cyberattacks continue
- The Hacker NewsNew Wave of Refrigeration Cyberattacks Hits Supermarkets Across Europe, Forcing Stores to Pull Food
- shattered.ioSupermarket Freezer Cyberattack: 7 Countries Hit [2026]
- The Next WebSuspected supermarket freezer hack spreads across six European countries
- TechRepublicEuropean Supermarket Freezers Set to 122°F in Suspected Hacks
- Open MagazineEXPLAINED | Hacked Freezers: How Can a Cyberattack Spoil Your Food?
- ReutersEXCLUSIVE: Pentagon treating military base freezer malfunctions as suspected cyberattack, officials say
- Metro.co.ukWhy are supermarket freezers being cyber attacked across the world?
- Al JazeeraSuspected cyberattacks trigger supermarket fridge failures across Europe
- NewsweekEuropean countries hit by supermarket freezer cyberattacks
- Sky NewsHackers target refrigerators in Ireland and European countries in new wave of cyber attacks
- CyberSecurityNewsHackers Target Supermarket Refrigeration Systems Across Europe, Raising Freezer Temperatures to 50°C