Cyberattack hits French supermarkets, spoiling food

Briefing by News4U · First published 2026-10-13 03:55:29 UTC

A large-scale cyberattack overnight Sunday-Monday remotely triggered forced defrosting of refrigeration systems at Intermarche, Cooperative U, E. Leclerc, Carrefour and Monoprix stores across France, causing temperatures to rise as high as 50 °C for several hours and forcing retailers to discard fresh and frozen stock. [1] [2] [3] [4]

Sources

1. Cyberattack shuts down French supermarket refrigerators

   France 24 English · 2026-10-12 11:53:41 UTC · Full text

2. 法国数百家超市遭遇网络攻击 制冷系统遭破坏

   RFI Chinese · 2026-10-12 13:55:01 UTC · Full text

3. Hundreds of French supermarkets hit by a cyberattack that defrosted refrigeration systems

   DW English · 2026-10-12 18:15:00 UTC · Full text

4. ‘Unprecedented’ cyberattack hits French supermarkets, causing food losses

   Al Jazeera · 2026-10-13 02:37:10 UTC · Full text

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