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  "id": 17821130,
  "title": "Cyberattack on supermarket fridges sweeps across Europe, one month after similar incident in France",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/cyberattack-on-supermarket-fridges-sweeps-across-europe-one-month",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-11-02T16:36:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Jerusalem Post",
    "slug": "jerusalem-post",
    "url": "https://www.jpost.com/international/article-913602"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A coordinated cyberattack on supermarket refrigeration systems spread across Europe over the past month, forcing stores to discard food and raising concerns about hybrid threats to infrastructure. The incidents echo a similar attack in France last month that caused fires and food losses at hundreds of supermarkets. Ahold Delhaize, Colruyt, ICA Sweden, Coop Sweden, IKEA, and Musgrave SuperValu have all reported affected stores. Belgian sales manager Engla Ingwall described freezer temperatures rising to 50 degrees Celsius after the attack at 2 a.m. (0100 GMT). Retailers are increasingly vulnerable due to the growing number of remote-controllable devices and AI's ability to exploit weaknesses. While no group has claimed responsibility, authorities are concerned about potential nation-state involvement amid heightened security tensions since Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine. The European Commission emphasized that these attacks are deliberate disruptions of the food supply chain that undermine consumer confidence.",
  "summary": "The latest incidents follow an attack in France last month when police said hackers seized control of cooling units at hundreds of supermarkets, causing fires and food losses.",
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        "title": "Supermarket fridges in Europe hit by new cyberattack: ‘everything is destroyed’",
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        "title": "Cyberattack on fridges hits supermarkets across Europe",
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        "published": "2026-11-02T15:43:17.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Euro Weekly News",
        "title": "Supermarket cyberattacks spread across Europe: Fridges turned up to 50ºC",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/supermarket-cyberattacks-spread-across-europe-fridges-turned-up-to",
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        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Fridge cyberattack hits supermarkets across Europe",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/fridge-cyberattack-hits-supermarkets-across-europe-17823010",
        "published": "2026-11-02T16:10:30.000Z"
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        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "New cyberattack on supermarket fridges sweeps across Europe",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/new-cyberattack-on-supermarket-fridges-sweeps-across-europe",
        "published": "2026-11-02T16:42:03.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "CBC Business",
        "title": "Another cyberattack on supermarket fridges sweeps Europe, leaving food spoiled",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/another-cyberattack-on-supermarket-fridges-sweeps-europe-leaving-food",
        "published": "2026-11-02T17:58:12.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Fridge cyberattack hits supermarkets across Europe",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/fridge-cyberattack-hits-supermarkets-across-europe-17846352",
        "published": "2026-11-02T19:19:28.000Z"
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