{
  "id": 14055556,
  "title": "Fridges in French supermarkets hit by cyberattack",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/fridges-in-french-supermarkets-hit-by-cyberattack",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-12T21:35:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
    "slug": "myjoyonline-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/fridges-in-french-supermarkets-hit-by-cyberattack/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A cyberattack disrupted hundreds of French supermarkets, causing their fridges and freezers to overheat and spoil food estimated to be worth millions of euros. Hackers took control of the temperature regulation software, forcing some units to reach up to 50 °C overnight. Over 100 stores from Coopérative U, 180 from Intermarché and Netto, and additional shops from Carrefour, Monoprix, and E.Leclerc were affected by the attack, which targeted outdated Danfoss refrigeration software. Danfoss warned that older models' security could not be updated to prevent the risk. French authorities initiated a cybercrime investigation, describing the incident as a \"large-scale cyber-attack\" impacting major food retail chains across the country. The extent of the damage remains unclear, but more than 400 stores out of the 15,000 in France were reportedly affected.",
  "summary": "Hundreds of French supermarkets have been hit by a cyberattack that caused their fridges and freezers to heat up, spoiling fresh and frozen food estimated to be worth millions of euros.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}