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Supermarket fridges in Europe hit by new cyberattack: ‘everything is destroyed’

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Supermarket refrigeration systems across multiple European countries including Belgium and Sweden were targeted by a cyberattack on Monday, causing temperatures to spike significantly. Stores like Ahold Delhaize and Colruyt in Belgium and Luxembourg, along with ICA and Coop in Sweden, reported issues where freezer temperatures reached 50 degrees Celsius (122 degrees Fahrenheit). The incident is reminiscent of a similar attack that affected French supermarkets last month. Engla Ingwall from an ICA franchise store in Stockholm confirmed the attack occurred around 2am local time but was not discovered until several hours later.
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Supermarket freezers in Sweden and Belgium experienced sudden temperature spikes overnight, similar to a previous incident in France last month where hackers remotely accessed cooling systems. In Sweden, stores like ICA and Coop reported issues, with at least one store's refrigerators and freezers reaching temperatures as high as 50 degrees Celsius (122°F). Similarly, in Belgium, dozens of supermarkets including Delhaize and Carrefour were affected. The total number of impacted stores across Europe is not yet confirmed but includes several countries such as the Netherlands, Luxembourg, and Estonia. Authorities are investigating the attacks, though no definitive information on who might be responsible has been released. Cybersecurity experts warn that these incidents highlight significant vulnerabilities in connected systems used by retail companies.

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Belgium GPE · 3× France GPE · 2× ICA ORG · 2× Sweden GPE · 2× Ahold Delhaize ORG · 1× Colruyt ORG · 1× Coop ORG · 1× Engla Ingwall PERSON · 1× Luxembourg GPE · 1× Swedish NORP · 1×

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Fridges and freezes in stores from Belgium to Sweden experienced temperature spikes overnight, echoing last month’s incident in France European supermarket fridges are under cyberattack once again, with stores across a vast swathe of the continent from Sweden to Belgium hit by a hack on Monday that turned up their temperatures, echoing an incident in France just last month.
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Supermarket fridges in Europe hit by new cyberattack: ‘everything is destroyed’ · assertive framing

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Supermarket fridges in Europe hit by new cyberattack: ‘everything is destroyed’ asserted
everything → hit → cyberattack
Fridges and freezes in stores from Belgium to Sweden experienced temperature spikes overnight, echoing last month’s incident in France European supermarket fridges are under cyberattack once again, with stores across a vast swathe of the continent from Sweden to Belgium hit by a hack on Monday that turned up their temperatures, echoing an incident in France just last month. asserted
that → experience → France
Supermarket chains Ahold Delhaize and Colruyt said an IT incident overnight hit fridges and freezers in dozens of stores in Belgium and Luxembourg, while Swedish grocers ICA and Coop reported similar temperature spikes. asserted
ICA → say → spikes
“There has been a cyberattack and all our freezers reached 50 degrees Celsius [122 degrees Fahrenheit],” said Engla Ingwall, sales manager at an ICA franchise store in Stockholm, adding the attack occurred at 2am local time but was only noticed hours later. asserted
attack → reach → am
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