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Employees throw food that is spoiled or risks being spoiled into a large container outside the ICA Kvantum supermarket in Sjoebo, Sweden on November 2, 2026 after a hacker attack raised the temperature in the freezers to 50 degrees Celcius. A handful of Swedish supermarkets saw temperatures in their refrigerators and freezers soar early on November 2, 2026, two chains said, forcing them to throw away spoiled food three weeks after a similar incident in France attributed to hackers. The Swedish chains Ica and Coop told AFP they had no information that their refrigeration systems had been the victims of a cyberattack. (Photo by Johan NILSSON / TT NEWS AGENCY / AFP via Getty Images) / Sweden OUT

Supermarket freezers across Europe cranked up to 50°C after they’re hacked | News Tech

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To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Supermarket refrigeration systems in Ireland, Sweden, the Netherlands, Finland, Belgium, Luxembourg and Estonia went haywire overnight. Grocery chain giants are reporting that temperatures inside their fridges and freezers were remotely set to as high as 55°C. Some…

Destroyed refrigerated goods are being thrown away from powerless freezers at ICA Baronen store on Odengatan in Stockholm (Fredrik Sandberg/TT News Agency via AP)

Supermarket freezers across Europe hit by apparent cyberattacks – The Irish News

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Supermarkets in Sweden, Belgium, Luxembourg and Estonia were hit by problems with freezers and fridges that apparently were caused by cyberattacks, forcing some to dispose of ruined food. The problems follow a case last month in which attackers remotely took control of refrigeration systems in hundreds of supermarkets and independent stores across France, sending temperatures…