A fresh wave of cyberattacks has hit Europe’s supermarket refrigerators, destroying food across countries

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A second wave of cyberattacks is suspected to have hit supermarket refrigerators across Europe, causing fridges to increase temperatures and spoil food at dozens of stores across Belgium, Ireland, Luxembourg and Sweden. The cyberattacks follow earlier refrigerator hacks across in France last month that caused food spoilage at hundreds of supermarkets by deliberately raising the temperature on the units. In 2025, a cyberattack on food distributor giant UNFI resulted in food shortages and empty shelves at grocery stores and supermarkets across the United States.

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