Cyberattack Hits Hundreds of Supermarket Refrigeration Systems in France
The gist
A cyberattack hit refrigeration systems at about 700 of France's 10,000 supermarkets, spoiling food.
The hack targeted remote-control modules, raising questions about food-supply security.
How it unfolded
- Oct 11, 2026The attack disrupted refrigeration systems starting Sunday night, according to Dominique Schelcher, chief executive of Cooperative U.
- Oct 12, 2026Major French supermarket chains said refrigerators heated up in hundreds of stores, forcing spoiled food to be thrown away. Intermarché said its fridges reached 50C for six hours overnight.
- Oct 13, 2026Finance Minister Roland Lescure told Parliament about 700 of France's 10,000 supermarkets were affected. The Paris prosecutor's cybercrime unit said it was investigating, and Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu ordered ANSSI to investigate.