Europe hit by second wave of cyber attacks
2nd November 2026
EUROPE: Supermarkets across Europe are reported to have been hit by a second cyber attack on their refrigerators and freezers.
Fridges and freezers at Delhaize, Carrefour and Spar are among the supermarkets affected in reports from Belgium, Luxembourg, Sweden, Ireland, the Netherlands and Estonia.
In an apparent copy of the cyber attacks on French supermarkets last month, the latest incidents happened over Sunday night and remotely switched the units to defrost mode.
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