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French supermarket fridges heated to 50C in cyber attack - causing fires and food losses

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What happened

Hackers carried out a cyber attack on hundreds of French supermarkets overnight - pushing temperatures in fridges up to 50C and sparking fires.

Key facts

  • Hackers carried out a cyber attack on hundreds of French supermarkets overnight - pushing temperatures in fridges up to 50C and sparking fires.
  • Reported by Sky News and published Mon, 12 Oct 2026 15:56:00 UTC.

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  1. French supermarket fridges heated to 50C in cyber attack - causing fires and food losses

  2. Fridges in French supermarkets hit by cyber attack

  3. Hackers force French supermarket fridges to heat up to 50C in ‘unprecedented’ cyber-attack

  4. French presidential candidate Glucksmann says 'battle begins' to unite fragmented left

  5. Pupil arrested after two teachers shot at French school

  6. Saudi airport stays shut as Houthi attacks kill 20 people in a week

  7. Hackers heat up refrigerators at hundreds of supermarkets: "Unprecedented"

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Fridges in French supermarkets hit by cyber attack

Hundreds of stores were targeted by the overnight hack, which spoiled fresh and frozen food estimated to be worth millions of euros.

Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by BBC News