{
  "id": 17787436,
  "title": "Europe hit by another wave of grocery store freezer hacks",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/europe-hit-by-another-wave-of-grocery-store-freezer-hacks",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-11-02T11:33:08.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Insider",
    "slug": "business-insider",
    "url": "https://www.businessinsider.com/freezer-hack-europe-grocery-stores-belgium-sweden-supermarkets-france-cyberattack-2026-11"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Europe is experiencing another wave of grocery store freezer hacks, with refrigeration issues affecting stores in Sweden and Belgium. The problems echo a recent cyberattack that targeted French supermarkets, forcing supermarkets to discard food. Swedish supermarket chains ICA and Coop have confirmed cooling problems at several of their stores. Coop reported that seven out of its over 800 stores were affected overnight, and they are managing the situation. ICA's spokesperson said an overnight incident impacted the refrigeration and freezer systems of a small number of its stores. Staff were unable to adjust the temperature, with some freezers set to 50 degrees Celsius. In Belgium, Delhaize, a retail company, confirmed an IT incident affecting refrigeration systems in some of its stores, with one manager having to discard the contents of her fridges and freezers. No connection between the French attack and the current disruptions has been established, making this a developing story.",
  "summary": "The new incidents come weeks after a cyberattack on fridges and freezers in France that forced supermarkets to throw away food.",
  "key_points": [
    "Europe faces second wave of grocery store freezer hacks.",
    "Swedish ICA and Coop report cooling issues at multiple stores.",
    "Belgian Delhaize confirms IT incident affecting refrigeration systems."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": "https://urgent.news/ill/17787436.png",
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "DutchNews",
        "title": "Albert Heijn sister chain hit as fridge hacks spread in Europe",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/albert-heijn-sister-chain-hit-as-fridge-hacks-spread-in-europe",
        "published": "2026-11-02T10:06:50.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Record",
        "title": "Second wave of suspected cyberattacks hits supermarket freezers across Europe",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/second-wave-of-suspected-cyberattacks-hits-supermarket-freezers",
        "published": "2026-11-02T13:00:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}