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November 5, 2026

European supermarket fridges got hacked. Again

By KELVIN CHAN, EMMA BURROWS and MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS
Associated Press

LONDON — Mysterious cyberattacks on European supermarket fridges have sent officials around the continent scrambling to figure out the cold, hard facts.

Supermarkets in a number of European countries reported this week that their fridges and freezers warmed up after they were remotely taken over, resulting in tons of spoiled food at a total cost of millions of dollars.


 
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