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Supermarket fridges in Europe hit by new cyberattack: ‘everything is destroyed’

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Supermarket refrigeration systems across multiple European countries including Belgium and Sweden were targeted by a cyberattack on Monday, causing temperatures to spike significantly. Stores like Ahold Delhaize and Colruyt in Belgium and Luxembourg, along with ICA and Coop in Sweden, reported issues where freezer temperatures reached 50 degrees Celsius (122 degrees Fahrenheit). The incident is reminiscent of a similar attack that affected French supermarkets last month. Engla Ingwall from an ICA franchise store in Stockholm confirmed the attack occurred around 2am local time but was not discovered until several hours later.

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On November 2, 2026, supermarket freezers across Europe experienced temperature spikes, affecting stores in Sweden, Belgium, the Netherlands, Estonia, Luxembourg, and Ireland. Swedish chains ICA and Coop reported that temperatures rose to dangerous levels overnight, with one ICA store on social media blaming hackers for setting freezer temperatures to 50 degrees Celsius (122 F), similar to a previous attack in France last month. The attacks led to significant food spoilage; an employee at an affected ICA store in Stockholm was seen throwing away bags of spoiled refrigerated food outside the supermarket. European authorities are investigating the incidents without attributing them to specific groups or individuals.

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Ahold Delhaize Belgium France ICA Sweden

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Belgium GPE · 3× France GPE · 2× ICA ORG · 2× Sweden GPE · 2× Ahold Delhaize ORG · 1× Colruyt ORG · 1× Coop ORG · 1× Engla Ingwall PERSON · 1× Luxembourg GPE · 1× Swedish NORP · 1×

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Fridges and freezes in stores from Belgium to Sweden experienced temperature spikes overnight, echoing last month’s incident in France European supermarket fridges are under cyberattack once again, with stores across a vast swathe of the continent from Sweden to Belgium hit by a hack on Monday that turned up their temperatures, echoing an incident in France just last month.

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2026-11-02 · South China Morning Post

Supermarket fridges in Europe hit by new cyberattack: ‘everything is destroyed’ · assertive framing

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Supermarket fridges in Europe hit by new cyberattack: ‘everything is destroyed’ asserted

everything → hit → cyberattack

that → experience → France

Supermarket chains Ahold Delhaize and Colruyt said an IT incident overnight hit fridges and freezers in dozens of stores in Belgium and Luxembourg, while Swedish grocers ICA and Coop reported similar temperature spikes. asserted

ICA → say → spikes

“There has been a cyberattack and all our freezers reached 50 degrees Celsius [122 degrees Fahrenheit],” said Engla Ingwall, sales manager at an ICA franchise store in Stockholm, adding the attack occurred at 2am local time but was only noticed hours later. asserted

attack → reach → am