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Hacked Refrigerators in French Supermarket Waste Food
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News18•14-10-2026, 15:21
Hacked Refrigerators in French Supermarket Waste Food
- •Hackers disabled internet-controlled refrigerators and freezers in leading supermarkets across France.
- •Cybercriminals raised the fridge temperatures to between 50 and 80 degrees Celsius, destroying tons of food.
- •Fires broke out in several supermarkets, including about 150 stores owned by Intermarche.
- •French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu ordered the National Cybersecurity Agency to investigate the attack.
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Cybercriminals hacked internet-controlled refrigerators and freezers in major supermarkets across France, raising their temperatures to between 50 and 80 degrees Celsius and spoiling tons of food items.
The attacks targeted about 150 stores owned by Intermarché, along with outlets from Cooperative U and E. Leclerc, where refrigeration units were forced to high temperatures.
French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu instructed the National Cybersecurity Agency to investigate the incident, while the government collaborates with other European nations due to the threat of similar attacks.
