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'All this food is now useless': Piles of rubbish after shop freezers hit by cyber-attack

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'All this food is now useless': Piles of rubbish after shop freezers hit by cyber-attack. (2026, November 2). BBC News. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/cmwyvrgk9p0ro?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

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A cyber-attack has led to significant food waste in multiple European countries as refrigeration systems at supermarkets were disabled. Affected countries include Belgium, Luxembourg, Sweden, Ireland, the Netherlands, Estonia, and Finland, with 40 Delhaize stores impacted in Belgium alone. At one Delhaize location outside Brussels, the estimated financial loss exceeds €100,000 (£83,500), as unusable frozen products had to be discarded.
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On November 2, supermarket freezers and refrigerators across multiple European countries, including Sweden, Belgium, and Luxembourg, experienced sudden temperature spikes. In Sweden, at least one store operated by ICA reported that its units were set to 50 degrees Celsius (122 F), similar to a cyberattack in France last month that caused significant food spoilage and fires. The affected stores included major chains like Coop, Carrefour, and Ahold Delhaize, with dozens of outlets impacted. By November 4, the number of countries reporting such incidents had grown to at least 11, including Germany, Romania, and the UK. EU officials are urging swift action to address the security vulnerabilities exposed by these coordinated cyberattacks.

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Belgium Delhaize European Luxemburg Sweden

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Delhaize ORG · 2× Belgium GPE · 1× Estonia GPE · 1× European NORP · 1× Finland GPE · 1× Hoeilaart GPE · 1× Ireland GPE · 1× Luxemburg GPE · 1× Netherlands GPE · 1× Sweden GPE · 1×

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'All this food is now useless': Piles of rubbish after shop freezers hit by cyber-attack In dozens of supermarkets across several European countries, a huge amount of food has been dumped after refrigerators and freezers were targeted in a cyber-attack.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-11-02
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'All this food is now useless': Piles of rubbish after shop freezers hit by cyber-attack In dozens of supermarkets across several European countries, a huge amount of food has been dumped after refrigerators and freezers were targeted in a cyber-attack. asserted
refrigerators → hit → attack
Belgium and Luxemburg saw some of the worst damage, with 40 Delhaize supermarkets affected, and incidents also took place in stores across Sweden, Ireland, the Netherlands, Estonia and Finland. asserted
incidents → see → Sweden
In a branch of supermarket Delhaize in Hoeilaart, just outside the Belgian capital Brussels, the BBC's Europe correspondent Nick Beake found frozen pizzas and ice cream among a mountain of food having to be scrapped. asserted
Beake → find → food
This branch estimated the cost of the damage running to more than €100,000 (£83,500). asserted
cost → estimate → 100,000
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