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Temperature soars at Swedish grocery store freezers, one store blames hackers

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Temperature in freezers at multiple Swedish grocery stores, including chains ICA and Coop, rose sharply overnight, with one store suspecting a cyberattack based on similarities to an incident in France where hackers raised temperatures in supermarkets. French police reported last month that hackers caused significant food spoilage and even fires by controlling cooling units remotely. In Sweden, one affected store observed its refrigerators set to 50 degrees Celsius, equivalent to the damage seen in the earlier attack.

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On November 2, 2026, the temperature in freezers at several Swedish grocery stores, including those operated by ICA and Coop, rose sharply overnight. One store reported that its refrigerators reached temperatures of 50 degrees Celsius (122 F), similar to a cyberattack on French supermarkets last month where hackers controlled cooling units, leading to food spoilage and fires. A spokesperson for ICA confirmed that a limited number of their stores were affected, while Coop reported six impacted locations. This incident highlights the vulnerability of connected systems in retail environments.

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French police last month said hackers seized control of cooling units at hundreds of supermarkets in a large-scale attack, causing food losses and fires, and underlining the vulnerabilities of connected systems.

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🔮 One Swedish store on Monday said on social media that the temperature of its refrigerators and freezers had been set to 50 degrees Celsius (122 F), similar to the attack in France. "

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Temperature soars at Swedish grocery store freezers, one store blames hackers · assertive framing

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Temperature soars at Swedish grocery store freezers, one store blames hackers STOCKHOLM, Nov 2 - asserted

store → soar → hackers

The temperature of freezers at several Swedish grocery stores rose sharply overnight, operators ICA and Coop said on Monday, with at least one store blaming the incident on a cyberattack. asserted

store → rise → cyberattack

hackers → say → systems

One Swedish store on Monday said on social media that the temperature of its refrigerators and freezers had been set to 50 degrees Celsius (122 F), similar to the attack in France. " asserted

temperature → say → France

We are aware that a limited number of stores were affected by an incident overnight, which impacted their refrigeration and freezer systems," a spokesperson at privately held ICA said in an email. asserted

spokesperson → affect → email

Privately held grocery retail group Coop told daily Aftonbladet that six of its stores had been affected by similar incidents. asserted

six → hold → incidents

Coop did not immediately respond to a request for comment. asserted

Coop → respond → comment