Coop freezers in Gävleborg knocked out in suspected hacker attack

It was in the Coop store Tullhuset in Gävle that the freezers started to smoke. Another five stores in Gästrikland and Hälsingland have problems with rising temperatures in freezers.

- Our refrigeration and freezer systems in the six stores have completely or partially stopped working, says Carlos Cancino.

ICA also reports on problems with freezers around the country.

- We know that a limited number of stores have been affected by an incident during the night that affects their refrigeration and freezer systems. From ICA's side, we are now assisting the stores with support in handling the incident, says Gustaf Nilsson, press officer at ICA.

Similarities with hacker attack in France

According to Coop, it has not been determined why the freezers had problems, but in October, freezers were hacked in hundreds of stores in France.

- There are similarities here as well, although I have not had anything like that confirmed. That could be the root of the problems we see in our six stores as well, says Carlos Cancino.

The affected Coop stores are open.

- I don't have details on how much food has had to be discarded, but we have taken a precautionary measure and if there is the slightest suspicion that the cold chain has broken, we do not sell that food, says Carlos Cancino.