Hackers disable refrigeration at hundreds of French supermarkets in cyberattack
The attack forced temperatures up to 50C, spoiling food and sparking fires across Intermarché, Cooperative U and Leclerc stores.
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The story so far
12 publishers have covered this in 16 articles since 12 Oct 2026. Latest from Tom's Hardware published first, on 12 October at 11:32 UTC; France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines followed 21 min later. The most recent article, from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines, appeared on 12 October at 21:27 UTC.
Outlets reporting it: Bloomberg Technology (major outlet), The Guardian (major outlet), CBS News (major outlet), Latest from Tom's Hardware, France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines, News - South China Morning Post, Quartz, BBC News, Hacker News, Sky News, Deutsche Welle, CNET.
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How it unfolded
Every source in the order it published.
- Latest from Tom's Hardware'Unprecedented' Cyberattack cripples supermarket fridges across Europe as hackers activate automatic defrosting — delivery and store prices also impacted by incident
- France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlinesFrench supermarket chains say cyberattack shut down refrigerators
- Bloomberg TechnologyFrench Supermarket Refrigeration Sites Hit by Cyberattacks
- News - South China Morning PostFrance supermarkets say cyberattack forced defrosting of refrigerators in over 200 stores
- QuartzHackers knocked out refrigeration at hundreds of French supermarkets, spoiling food
- BBC NewsFridges in French supermarkets hit by cyber attack
- Hacker NewsHackers heat French supermarket fridges, sparking fires and food losses
- Hacker NewsFridges in French supermarkets hit by cyber attack
- The GuardianCyber-attack defrosts refrigerators in two French supermarket chains
- Hacker NewsFrench supermarkets suffer fridge shutdown after 'unprecedented' cyberattack
Show 6 later sources
- Sky NewsHackers heat French supermarket fridges to 50C in 'large-scale' cyber attack
- Hacker NewsFrench supermarkets suffer refrigerator shutdown after unprecedented cyberattack
- CBS NewsHackers heat up refrigerators at hundreds of supermarkets: "Unprecedented"
- Deutsche WelleHundreds of French supermarkets hit by a cyberattack that defrosted refrigeration systems
- CNETCyberattack Targets French Supermarket Refrigerators, Forcing Mass Food Disposal
- France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlinesFrench supermarkets suffer refrigerator shutdown after 'unprecedented' cyberattack
Sources
Every article we clustered into this story. Headlines link to the publisher.
- Hackers heat up refrigerators at hundreds of supermarkets: "Unprecedented" CBS News ·
- Cyber-attack defrosts refrigerators in two French supermarket chains The Guardian ·
- French Supermarket Refrigeration Sites Hit by Cyberattacks Bloomberg Technology ·
- French supermarkets suffer refrigerator shutdown after 'unprecedented' cyberattack France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines
- Cyberattack Targets French Supermarket Refrigerators, Forcing Mass Food Disposal CNET
- Hundreds of French supermarkets hit by a cyberattack that defrosted refrigeration systems Deutsche Welle
Show 10 more sources
- Hackers heat French supermarket fridges to 50C in 'large-scale' cyber attack Sky News
- Fridges in French supermarkets hit by cyber attack BBC News
- Hackers knocked out refrigeration at hundreds of French supermarkets, spoiling food Quartz
- France supermarkets say cyberattack forced defrosting of refrigerators in over 200 stores News - South China Morning Post
- French supermarket chains say cyberattack shut down refrigerators France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines
- 'Unprecedented' Cyberattack cripples supermarket fridges across Europe as hackers activate automatic defrosting — delivery and store prices also impacted by incident Latest from Tom's Hardware
- French supermarkets suffer refrigerator shutdown after unprecedented cyberattack Hacker News
- French supermarkets suffer fridge shutdown after 'unprecedented' cyberattack Hacker News
- Fridges in French supermarkets hit by cyber attack Hacker News
- Hackers heat French supermarket fridges, sparking fires and food losses Hacker News
In this story
- Intermarché
- Cooperative U
- E. Leclerc
- Danfoss