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  "id": 14233425,
  "title": "Investigators hunt French supermarket fridge hackers, no claim of responsibility",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/investigators-hunt-french-supermarket-fridge-hackers-no-claim-of-14233425",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-13T15:52:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/world/20261014/investigators-hunt-french-supermarket-fridge-hackers-no-claim-of-responsibility"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "French investigators were searching for the hackers behind a cyberattack that took control of refrigeration units at hundreds of supermarkets across France, according to a source familiar with the investigation. The attack, which targeted supermarket chains such as Carrefour, Monoprix, Intermarche, and Cooperative U, remained unclaimed by any hacktivist group or ransom demand by cybercriminals, baffling investigators. Typically, such perpetrators would quickly seek to exploit their hack for financial gain or claim credit for political reasons. The attack, which manually altered the temperatures of fridges, appears to have been relatively simple to execute, according to three cyber experts who spoke to Reuters. Some supermarkets in Paris reportedly discarded boxes of spoiled meat and frozen goods in large dumpsters on Tuesday. Over 350 supermarkets in France were affected by the attack, representing a small percentage of the total number of supermarkets in the country. The malfunctioning fridges relied on outdated software provided by Danish company Danfoss.",
  "summary": "PARIS — French investigators on Tuesday were hunting the hackers who seized control of cooling units at hundreds of supermarkets in a cyberattack that underlined the vulnerabilities of connected systems, with no group publicly claiming responsibility. The absence of a claim of responsibility by hacktivists or a ransom demand by cybercriminals has puzzled investigators, according to a source with…",
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      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Hackers heat French supermarket fridges to 50°C, sparking fires and food losses",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/hackers-heat-french-supermarket-fridges-to-50-c-sparking-fires-and",
        "published": "2026-10-13T05:12:46.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "ABC News AU",
        "title": "The French supermarket hack could happen in Australia, experts say",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/the-french-supermarket-hack-could-happen-in-australia-experts-say",
        "published": "2026-10-13T06:36:30.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Investigators hunt French supermarket fridge hackers, no claim of responsibility",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/investigators-hunt-french-supermarket-fridge-hackers-no-claim-of",
        "published": "2026-10-13T11:52:20.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Register Science",
        "title": "Cyberattacks crank French supermarket refrigeration systems up to 50°C",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/cyberattacks-crank-french-supermarket-refrigeration-systems-up-to-50-c",
        "published": "2026-10-13T12:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Investigators hunt French supermarket fridge hackers, no claim of responsibility",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/investigators-hunt-french-supermarket-fridge-hackers-no-claim-of-14229402",
        "published": "2026-10-13T15:32:03.000Z"
      }
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  "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."
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