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Cyberattacks have caused overheating issues in grocery store refrigeration systems across Sweden, Belgium, and Luxembourg. In Sweden, the national cybersecurity centre is addressing multiple incidents reported by ICA and Coop supermarkets. Similarly, dozens of Ahold Delhaize stores in Belgium and Luxembourg experienced sudden temperature rises; the company’s CEO attributed this to a cyberattack affecting their cooling systems. The French supermarket industry recently faced an attack raising freezer temperatures as high as 50 degrees Celsius (122F), leading to food spoilage and fires, though it remains unclear if these incidents are directly linked.

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As of November 2, 2026, Swedish grocery stores ICA and Coop reported unexpected temperature spikes in their refrigerators and freezers overnight, leading to concerns of a cyberattack similar to the one that affected hundreds of supermarkets in France last month. One Swedish store explicitly blamed the incident on hackers who set freezer temperatures to 50 degrees Celsius (122°F), causing food spoilage. In neighboring Belgium, retailers like Delhaize and Carrefour also reported temperature increases affecting dozens of stores, prompting investigations into potential cyberattacks. The head of Sweden’s national cybersecurity center confirmed that the organization is responding to multiple incidents across Europe, highlighting growing concerns over the security of connected systems in supermarkets.

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🔮 One Swedish store said in a social media post on Monday that the temperature of its refrigerators and freezers had been set to the same temperature as during the cyberattack in 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 for privately held ICA told Reuters in an email.

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One Swedish store said in a social media post on Monday that the temperature of its refrigerators and freezers had been set to the same temperature as during the cyberattack in 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 for privately held ICA told Reuters in an email.

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Freezers in Sweden, Belgium overheat following possible cyberattacks · assertive framing

Possible cyberattacks have triggered rising temperatures in grocery store refrigeration systems across Sweden, Belgium and Luxembourg. asserted

cyberattacks → trigger → Sweden

The head of Sweden’s national cybersecurity centre, John Billow, confirmed on Monday to the Reuters news agency that the centre is responding to multiple incidents affecting store cooling systems. asserted

centre → confirm → systems

Israeli firm’s ‘zero-click’ malware attack poses global security risk asserted

attack → pose → risk

- list 3 of 4Cyberattack on French supermarkets causes fires, millions in losses - list 4 of 4Experts defer to AI in decision-making, Anthropic study finds The temperature of freezers at several Swedish stores rose suddenly overnight, store operators ICA and Coop said. asserted

ICA → cause → stores

Meanwhile, the Belga news agency reported overnight temperature increases at dozens of Ahold Delhaize stores in Belgium and Luxembourg, which were blamed on a cyberattack, quoting refrigeration company Sabcobel’s chief executive Stephan Moelans. asserted

which → report → executive

A spokesperson for the supermarket chain earlier said an “IT incident” had affected its fridges and freezers. asserted

incident → say → fridges

The company is investigating the incident. asserted

company → investigate → incident

Ahold Delhaize reported a cybersecurity incident to Dutch police last month. asserted

Delhaize → report → police

The cyberattack on refrigeration systems at hundreds of supermarkets in France raised the temperature of fridges and freezers to as high as 50 degrees Celsius (122F), spoiling food and causing fires at several stores. asserted

cyberattack → raise → stores

spokesperson → say → email

Privately held retailer Coop told Swedish daily Aftonbladet that six of its stores had been affected by similar incidents. asserted

six → hold → incidents

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