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Supermarket freezers in Sweden, Belgium, Luxembourg and Estonia hit by apparent cyberattacks

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First reported on Monday 2 November 2026 at 07:45 EST by CBS News·Latest article on Monday 2 November 2026 at 10:31 EST

Summary

Freezers at supermarkets in Sweden, Belgium, Luxembourg and Estonia have been hit by apparent cyberattacks affecting their refrigeration systems, ABC News reported on Monday 2 November, PBS NewsHour headlining that the attacks were ruining food and writing that similar attacks hit supermarkets in France last month, causing temperatures to rise in their refrigeration systems. Grocery stores across Europe have been hit by another wave of suspected cyberattacks, reporting sudden changes in the temperatures of their fridges and freezers, The Verge reported, and CBS News wrote that temperatures in some stores' fridges and freezers soared over 100 degrees just weeks after a similar incident in France.

Latest: Supermarkets in Sweden, Belgium, Luxembourg and Estonia are dealing with apparent cyberattacks affecting their refrigeration systems, ABC News reported, PBS NewsHour headlining that the attacks were ruining food, The Verge describing another wave of suspected cyberattacks on grocery stores across Europe and CBS News writing that temperatures in some stores' fridges and freezers soared over 100 degrees just weeks after a similar incident in France.

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How it unfolded

  1. Monday 2 November

    Supermarkets in Sweden, Belgium, Luxembourg and Estonia are dealing with apparent cyberattacks affecting their refrigeration systems, ABC News reported, PBS NewsHour headlining that the attacks were ruining food, The Verge describing another wave of suspected cyberattacks on grocery stores across Europe and CBS News writing that temperatures in some stores' fridges and freezers soared over 100 degrees just weeks after a similar incident in France.