From CNBC · Sawdah Bhaimiya · · 50s
Hackers overheat French supermarket fridges to 122°F
A cyberattack on hundreds of French supermarkets caused refrigerators to malfunction, spoiling food and sparking fires across multiple chains.
In brief
A cyberattack on hundreds of French supermarkets caused refrigerators to malfunction, spoiling food and sparking fires across multiple chains. Hackers targeted hundreds of French supermarkets, overheating fridges to fifty degrees Celsius and sparking fires, affecting major chains including Carrefour, Monoprix…
Hundreds of French supermarkets hit
Hackers targeted refrigerators and freezers at French supermarket chains Carrefour, Monoprix, Intermarché and Coopérative U, causing them to overheat overnight on October 12, 2026.
Fridges heated to 122 degrees
Fridges at the affected supermarkets heated up to as much as fifty degrees Celsius, or one hundred twenty-two degrees Fahrenheit, spoiling food and sparking fires across the region.
Food security now a weapon
European Commissioner for Agriculture and Food Christophe Hansen said the weaponization of food has become a reality, warning that attacking equipment essential to food supply is unacceptable.
“the weaponization of food has become a reality”
Here's the gist
Hackers targeted hundreds of French supermarkets, overheating fridges to fifty degrees Celsius and sparking fires, affecting major chains including Carrefour, Monoprix, Intermarché and Coopérative U.
