- Supermarket chains across several European countries, including Belgium, Ireland, Luxembourg, Sweden, and Estonia, have been targeted by suspected cyber attacks on their refrigeration systems.
- Hackers compromised cooling units overnight, unexpectedly spiking fridge and freezer temperatures to as high as 50°C by setting evaporators to defrost mode.
- Affected retailers include Ahold Delhaize, Colruyt, ICA, Coop, and SuperValu.
- The widespread disruption follows a similar cyber attack in France last month, where hackers seized control of cooling units at hundreds of stores.
- Investigations are currently under way as retailers and refrigeration suppliers work to secure their systems and assess the extent of the breaches.
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