{
  "id": 17942261,
  "title": "UK also affected by cyber-attack which hit European supermarket fridges",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/uk-also-affected-by-cyber-attack-which-hit-european-supermarket",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-11-03T09:43:44.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "BBC Technology",
    "slug": "bbc-technology",
    "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckq6ndq8l6v0o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Cyber-attacks recently targeted refrigeration systems in supermarkets and food suppliers across Europe, with the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) reporting instances in the UK. NCSC chief executive Dr. Richard Horne said the centre worked through the night to alert affected organizations, mentioning a handful of impacts. Similar attacks hit supermarkets in countries like Ireland, Sweden, Estonia, and Belgium, causing refrigerators to increase in temperature. These attacks exploited known vulnerabilities in refrigeration systems, which have been exploited in France earlier in October, leading to spoiled food estimated at millions of euros. Horne stressed the urgent need for organizations to secure technology underpinning daily applications and noted that outdated systems and lack of investment create vulnerabilities. He urged businesses to invest in renewal and security, warning that adversaries could exploit such vulnerabilities more easily with AI.",
  "summary": "Supermarkets in countries including Ireland, Sweden and Belgium reported fridges being hiked in temperature on Monday.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}