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Hacking of supermarket refrigeration systems in Europe causes food losses and fires

First reported · Last reported · 508 related reports

In October 2026, cyber-attacks targeting refrigeration and freezing systems at hundreds of supermarkets in France raised temperatures, causing food losses and fires. Similar incidents subsequently occurred in several other European countries, bringing the number of affected countries to nine. In November, French authorities identified Shahid Kaveh, a cyber unit of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, as responsible for the attacks.

Key facts

Affected organisation
Being confirmed
Incident type
Hacking & intrusion
Occurred / detected
2026-10
Scale of damage
Damage to refrigeration and freezing systems in nine European countries, with food losses and some fires at hundreds of supermarkets in France
Cause / method
Unauthorised access to refrigeration and freezing systems and manipulation of temperatures, weak passwords and missing security updates
Location
France

Timeline

  1. Attacks targeting refrigeration systems at hundreds of supermarkets in France were reported to have caused temperature increases, food losses and fires.
  2. Weak passwords and missing security updates were identified in the affected systems.
  3. Damage from attacks on refrigeration and freezing systems was reported in nine European countries.
  4. French authorities identified Shahid Kaveh, a cyber unit of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, as responsible for the attacks.
  5. Belgian ministers disagreed over whether Iran was involved in the attacks on refrigeration systems.
  6. The US Treasury secretary claimed that Chinese AI models had been used in the attacks on refrigeration systems at French supermarkets.

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