Ireland supermarket fridge cyberattacks resolved after 13 SuperValu stores were affected
In Ireland, 13 SuperValu stores were affected by cyberattacks that disrupted supermarket fridges and freezers across Europe, forcing chilled and frozen food to be removed from sale. The company behind the chain, Musgrave, said the incident was resolved on Monday evening. Temperatures in some units reportedly rose as high as 50C, creating an immediate food-safety and stock-loss problem for the affected stores.The Irish National Cyber Security Centre said the latest cyber incident may be related to a known vulnerability. Reporting on the case said some of the affected stores used refrigeration controls supplied by Danish company Danfoss, which allow engineers... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 05 Nov 2026 06:30 LONDON
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Cyberattack targets French blood bank refrigeration systems, but no products are lost
A cyberattack targeted refrigeration equipment linked to three cold-storage sites used by the French Blood Establishment, according to officials in France. The incident affected systems used to store plasma, but the organisation said no blood products or samples were compromised. Operations for blood collection and distribution continued without interruption.The establishment said temperature and defrosting thresholds were raised to extremely high levels on Monday at the three sites. It said monitoring and alarm systems detected the anomalies quickly, allowing staff to respond before any damage was done. The affected products were bags of plasma intended for transfusions and plasma used to... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 04 Nov 2026 12:34 LONDON
Cyber-attack disables supermarket freezers across several European countries
A cyber-attack has disrupted refrigeration and freezer systems in dozens of supermarkets across several European countries, forcing large amounts of food to be thrown away. The incident has affected stores in Belgium, Luxembourg, Sweden, Ireland, the Netherlands, Estonia and Finland. In Belgium, some of the worst damage was reported at Delhaize stores, including a branch in Hoeilaart, just outside Brussels.The scale of the disruption appears to be significant, with about 40 Delhaize supermarkets affected in Belgium and Luxembourg alone. At the Hoeilaart branch, frozen pizzas and ice cream were among the food items that had to be scrapped after the... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 02 Nov 2026 18:07 LONDON
Fresh cyberattack wave disrupts supermarket refrigeration across Belgium, Luxembourg and Sweden
Supermarket refrigeration systems in Belgium, Luxembourg and Sweden were disrupted early on Monday in what companies described as an apparent cyberattack. Stores reported sudden temperature spikes in fridges and freezers, raising concerns about food safety and operational continuity. The incidents affected several retail groups at the same time and appeared to target cooling equipment rather than checkout or payment systems.Ahold Delhaize and Colruyt said an overnight IT incident affected dozens of stores in Belgium and Luxembourg. In Sweden, ICA and Coop reported similar temperature spikes, and one store said it had been hit by a cyberattack. Carrefour Belgium also reported... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 02 Nov 2026 13:59 LONDON
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