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French Supermarket Fridge Hack Attack

12 Oct to 14 Oct

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Suha KidwaiThe Independent
Ian AikmanBBC
Timothy NerozziWashington Examiner
ReutersThe Hindu
Dannielle MaguireABC News (AU)
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French Supermarket Fridge Hack Attack. (2026, October 14). The Aporia. https://the-aporia.com/event/74319

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Hackers raised the temperature of refrigerators and freezers at hundreds of French supermarkets to as high as 50 C overnight, causing fires and spoiling food.

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The affected units “were running outdated firmware”, Danfoss said, adding that it had “long advised customers to keep supported systems updated with the latest firmware and to migrate legacy systems to current-generation solutions”.

3 of 8 outletsfirst reported 12 Octwording from The Hindu

Les Mousquetaires, owner of retailer Intermarché, said fridges at around 150 of its stores were heated up to 50 C for six hours overnight.

4 of 8 outletsfirst reported 12 Octwording from CBC

France's National Cybersecurity Agency (ANSSI) identified a vulnerability in software supplied by Danish company Danfoss, a source close to French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu told Reuters.

4 of 8 outletsfirst reported 12 Octwording from ABC News (Australia)

Carrefour said 80 of its supermarkets were hit, while Monoprix, which operates about 490 stores in France, said five per cent of its stores were affected.

4 of 8 outletsfirst reported 12 Octwording from CBC

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How it changed

12 Oct
A major cyberattack targeting commercial refrigeration systems across France has left more than 150 supermarkets facing millions of euros in damages after hackers remotely altered fridge temperatures overnight.
6 outlets · The Independent
13 Oct
In June 2025, United Natural Foods, a frozen food company which supplies big supermarket brands such as Whole Foods, said it had discovered a cyberattack that forced it to take its systems offline.
2 outlets · Al Jazeera

Coverage 10 articles

14 Oct Investigation Underway Into France Supermarket Cyberattack
NBC News
14 Oct A fridge hack spoiled food in hundreds of French supermarkets. Cybersecurity experts say it's a wake-up call
CBC
13 Oct French fridge fright: Why supermarkets have become target for hackers
Al Jazeera
13 Oct How third-party systems leave supermarkets vulnerable to cyber attacks
ABC News (AU)
13 Oct Hackers heat French supermarket fridges, sparking fires and spoiling food
The Hindu
13 Oct Cyberattack on French supermarkets causes fires, millions in losses
Al Jazeera
12 Oct Cyberattack defrosts French supermarket freezers, spoiling food at 100s of stores
CBC
12 Oct Hackers target refrigerators at French supermarkets, overheating them and causing fires
Washington Examiner
12 Oct French supermarket fridges heated to 50C in 'unprecedented' cyber attack
BBC
12 Oct Hackers target fridges in French supermarkets in ‘unprecedented’ cyberattack to spoil food
The Independent

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