# French Supermarkets' Fridges Overheated in Cyberattack

> Hackers set French supermarket fridges to 122°F, causing fires and spoiled food.
- Title: French Supermarkets' Fridges Overheated in Cyberattack · VICE
- Summary: Hackers set French supermarket fridges to 122°F, causing fires and spoiled food. Hackers overheated French supermarket fridges to 122°F, spoiling food and…
- Keywords: cyberattack, french supermarkets, fridges, 122f, spoiled food, fires, hacker, news, culture, French, Supermarkets', Overheated
- Source: VICE — https://vice.com/en/article/a-cyberattack-left-french-supermarkets-with-hot-fridges-and-spoiled-food
- Author: Luis Prada
- Published: 2026-10-16T01:12:18+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: cyberattack, french supermarkets, fridges, 122f, spoiled food, fires, hacker, news, culture
## French Supermarkets Hit by Cyberattack
Hackers remotely overheated fridges to 122 degrees fahrenheit across 400+ french supermarkets.
## Food Spoilage and Fires Result
Spoiled meat and melted frozen foods caused fires as fridges ran at 122 degrees fahrenheit.
## Legacy Systems Vulnerable
Danfoss said affected fridges used outdated systems without security updates for years.
## Key takeaway

Hackers overheated French supermarket fridges to 122°F, spoiling food and sparking fires.