After France, thousands of supermarket fridges hacked again this Monday in Europe

Tons of wasted food. Three weeks after a similar incident in France, thousands of supermarket fridges were affected by a cyberattack on the night of Sunday November 1 to Monday November 2 in several European countries, national media report. This is particularly the case in Belgium and Luxembourg, where the Ahold Delhaize group reported a “computer incident” affecting its refrigerators in several supermarkets.

In Sweden, the ICA and Coop brands reported similar incidents this Monday morning. A Swedish store indicated that the temperature had been set at 50 degrees on its fridges and freezers, a procedure identical to that observed in France on October 12.

Fridges at 38 degrees

“When we opened the freezers, it was really hot,” a manager told Swedish media SVT, referring to temperatures of 38 degrees in the fridge when he arrived at the store. “A limited number of stores are affected by an incident that occurred overnight on their refrigeration and freezing systems,” confirmed a spokesperson for the Swedish brand ICA. Local television showed supermarkets throwing out dozens of bags full of spoiled food.