{
  "id": 17836275,
  "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-17836275",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-11-02T17:58:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CBC News",
    "slug": "cbc-news",
    "url": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/europe-fridge-cyber-incident-9.7405834"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The incident comes after a very similar cyberattack last month that sent fridge temperatures in some French supermarkets way up. While no one has claimed responsibility for either attack, they have heightened concerns among European authorities about hybrid threats to infrastructure, especially in the food system.",
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        "outlet": "Moneyweb",
        "title": "Supermarkets across Europe report new suspected freezer hack",
        "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"
      },
      {
        "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"
      },
      {
        "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": "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"
      },
      {
        "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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  "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."
}