# 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.
- Title: Hackers overheat French supermarket fridges to 122°F · CNBC
- Summary: A cyberattack on hundreds of French supermarkets caused refrigerators to malfunction, spoiling food and sparking fires across multiple chains. Hackers…
- Keywords: breaking, cyberattack, french supermarkets, carrefour, monoprix, intermarché, coopérative u, food security, cybersecurity, business, finance, Hackers
- Source: CNBC — https://cnbc.com/2026/10/13/france-supermarket-hack-cyberattack-fridges-fires.html
- Author: Sawdah Bhaimiya
- Published: 2026-10-13T06:44:00+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: breaking, cyberattack, french supermarkets, carrefour, monoprix, intermarché, coopérative u, food security, cybersecurity, business, finance
## 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
## Key takeaway

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.