Suspected cyber-attacks hit refrigeration systems at dozens of Belgian Delhaize stores
SpilloverSpillover from the another organisation incident · View original incident →Refrigeration and freezer systems at dozens of Delhaize supermarkets in Belgium were affected by suspected cyber-attacks. On 2 November, damage at 40 Delhaize stores was reported. Around the same time, supermarkets in several European countries also faced a series of attacks targeting refrigeration and freezer systems.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- Delhaize
- Original incident
- Hacking of supermarket refrigeration systems in Europe causes food losses and fires
- Incident type
- Hacking & intrusion
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Refrigeration and freezer systems affected at 40 Belgian stores
- Cause / method
- Suspected cyber-attacks targeting refrigeration and freezer systems
- Location
- Belgium
Timeline
- Reports emerged of suspected cyber-attacks affecting refrigeration and freezer systems at dozens of Delhaize stores in Belgium.
- Reports emerged of cyber-attacks affecting supermarket freezer systems in 10 European countries.
Original incident
This is spillover from the another organisation incident.
Hacking of supermarket refrigeration systems in Europe causes food losses and fires
Impact: Damage to refrigeration and freezing systems in nine European countries, with food losses and some fires at hundreds of supermarkets in France
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.
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