Supermarket refrigeration incidents reported in Europe

Technology · First reported 2 Nov, 10:49 · Updated 11:04

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Retailers in Sweden, Belgium and Luxembourg reported overnight rises in refrigerator and freezer temperatures, with investigations under way and no confirmed cause stated in the supplied reporting. A separate report describes the incidents as a second cyberattack but provides no further details.

Coop said six Swedish stores were affected, and ICA reported an incident affecting a limited number of stores.
Ahold Delhaize reported an IT incident affecting refrigeration in dozens of Belgian and Luxembourg supermarkets; the company said it was investigating.
The cause of the latest temperature changes is not confirmed in the detailed report, which compares the concerns with a major French incident reported in October.

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Key facts

Swedish Coop stores affected: Six, according to Coop.
Other reported locations: Belgium and Luxembourg, where Ahold Delhaize said dozens of supermarkets were affected.
Investigation status: Ahold Delhaize said the incident was being investigated.
Earlier French incident: French police said in October that hackers had affected cooling units at up to 700 supermarkets.