{
  "id": 17930036,
  "title": "Who is hacking Europe’s supermarket fridges and freezers, and why?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/who-is-hacking-europes-supermarket-fridges-and-freezers-and-why",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-11-02T19:07:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Guardian Business",
    "slug": "guardian-business",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/nov/02/europe-supermarket-fridges-freezers-who-hacking-why"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "After a second apparent cyber-attack in weeks, we examine possible culprits and their motives Shop fridges and freezers across Europe hit by fresh suspected cyber-attack Supermarket fridges and freezers in seven European countries have malfunctioned , their thermostats remotely cranked up in some cases to 50C (122F). The EU has condemned what it said was “a deliberate attempt to disrupt our food…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Economic Times",
        "title": "Who's behind Europe supermarket freezers hacking",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/whos-behind-europe-supermarket-freezers-hacking",
        "published": "2026-11-02T15:32:03.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Qatar Tribune Business",
        "title": "Cyberattacks target supermarket refrigeration systems across Europe",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/cyberattacks-target-supermarket-refrigeration-systems-across-europe",
        "published": "2026-11-02T21:28:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Lowyat.NET",
        "title": "Hackers Target Supermarket Freezers Across Europe, Spoiling Food Worth Thousands",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/hackers-target-supermarket-freezers-across-europe-spoiling-food-worth",
        "published": "2026-11-03T03:41:30.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}