Archived

Hackers force French supermarket fridges to heat up to 50C in ‘unprecedented’ cyber-attack

Hundreds of Intermarché shops and Coopérative U outlets in France hit, with fears Dutch chains also affected Hackers have forced the temperature of many French supermarket fridges up to 50C (122F) overnight, sparking fires and food losses at several hundred stores across the country in an “unprecedented” cyber-attack. The Paris prosecutor’s office said on Monday ⁠the large-scale attack was “affecting connected refri…

Coverage from 2 publishers 2 source reports
GuardianSky
Hackers heat French supermarket fridges to 50C in 'large-scale' cyber attack Sky News – World
Update summary

What changed in this update

Hackers carried out a cyber attack on hundreds of French supermarkets overnight - pushing temperatures in fridges up to 50C and sparking fires.

Event intelligence

French supermarket refrigeration cyberattack

2 connected story threads
In this event Hundreds of French supermarkets hit by a cyberattack that defrosted refrigeration systems Earlier coverage
Source coverage

Source reports

US
Guardian

Hackers force French supermarket fridges to heat up to 50C in ‘unprecedented’ cyber-attack

Hackers heat French supermarket fridges to 50C in 'large-scale' cyber attackSky News – World
Sky

Hackers heat French supermarket fridges to 50C in 'large-scale' cyber attack

Hackers carried out a cyber attack on hundreds of French supermarkets overnight - pushing temperatures in fridges up to 50C and sparking fires.

Discovery

See what’s emerging. See what’s changing.

Explore stories gaining momentum and continuing events with new developments.