{
  "id": 17803289,
  "title": "Fresh wave of fridge cyberattacks hits European supermarkets",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/fresh-wave-of-fridge-cyberattacks-hits-european-supermarkets",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-11-02T13:40:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "France 24",
    "slug": "france-24",
    "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20261102-fresh-wave-of-fridge-cyberattacks-hits-european-supermarkets"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Stores and supermarkets across Belgium, Luxembourg and Sweden all reported abrupt temperature spikes in their fridges and freezers early Monday in an apparent cyberattack targeting refrigeration units. The incidents follow a similar attack that hit hundreds of supermarkets across France in October, triggering food loss and fires.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 5,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Verge",
        "title": "More European supermarkets are getting their freezers hacked",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/more-european-supermarkets-are-getting-their-freezers-hacked",
        "published": "2026-11-02T13:00:35.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Global News",
        "title": "Supermarket freezers in 4 European countries hit by apparent cyberattack",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/supermarket-freezers-in-4-european-countries-hit-by-apparent",
        "published": "2026-11-02T14:13:09.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "DW English (Top Stories)",
        "title": "European supermarkets targeted in second reported cyberattack",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/european-supermarkets-targeted-in-second-reported-cyberattack",
        "published": "2026-11-02T14:31:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Times of Israel",
        "title": "Stores’ freezer goods spoiled by apparent cyberattack in several European countries",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/stores-freezer-goods-spoiled-by-apparent-cyberattack-in-several",
        "published": "2026-11-02T15:59:08.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}