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  "id": 17822345,
  "title": "New cyberattack on supermarket fridges sweeps across Europe",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/new-cyberattack-on-supermarket-fridges-sweeps-across-europe",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-11-02T16:42:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/world/20261103/new-cyberattack-on-supermarket-fridges-sweeps-across-europe"
  },
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  "account": "A cyberattack targeted supermarket fridges and freezers across Europe on Monday, forcing stores to discard food, according to reports from Stockholm, Brussels, and London. The incident, which struck supermarkets in Sweden, Belgium, Luxembourg, and the United Kingdom, mirrored a similar attack in France the previous month. The breach caused temperatures in refrigeration and freezing units to rise, affecting several supermarket chains such as Ahold Delhaize and Colruyt in Belgium and Luxembourg, as well as Swedish grocers ICA and Coop. Additionally, IKEA experienced at least one affected store. Engla Ingwall, a sales manager at an ICA franchise store in Stockholm, stated that the attack began at 2 a.m. local time but went unnoticed until hours later. The company acknowledged the limited number of stores impacted and confirmed the issue affected their refrigeration and freezer systems.",
  "summary": "STOCKHOLM/BRUSSELS/LONDON — A hacking attack on European supermarkets spread across the continent on Monday, hitting fridges and freezers from Sweden to Belgium and forcing stores to throw away food in an incident that echoed a similar attack in France last month. The attack, which raised temperatures in refrigerator and freezer units at dozens of stores, hit supermarket groups Ahold Delhaize and…",
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        "outlet": "Moneyweb",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/supermarkets-across-europe-report-new-suspected-freezer-hack",
        "published": "2026-11-02T12:28:52.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "Supermarket fridges in Europe hit by new cyberattack: ‘everything is destroyed’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/supermarket-fridges-in-europe-hit-by-new-cyberattack-everything-is",
        "published": "2026-11-02T14:18:58.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "CNBC",
        "title": "Cyberattack on fridges hits supermarkets across Europe",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/cyberattack-on-fridges-hits-supermarkets-across-europe-17816795",
        "published": "2026-11-02T15:35:38.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Dawn",
        "title": "Fridge cyberattack hits supermarkets across Europe",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/fridge-cyberattack-hits-supermarkets-across-europe",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-11-02T15:53:53.000Z"
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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"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-11-02T16:36:52.000Z"
      },
      {
        "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"
      },
      {
        "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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