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Sweden: refrigeration incidents at ICA and Coop stores, cyberattack suspected

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During the night leading into 2 November 2026, refrigeration and freezer systems were disrupted at several Swedish grocery stores. ICA confirmed an incident affecting a limited number of stores; Coop told Aftonbladet that six stores had similar problems. One store blamed hackers and said its cooling units had been set to 50 degrees Celsius. The disruption is reported by Reuters, but its malicious origin, the responsible actor and any link to the Belgian incidents or the French supermarket attack in October are not established.

Occurrence
Publication
First observed
Review status
Reviewed
Countries
Sweden
Updated

Attribution

Not specified

Facts

Established

  • ICA confirmed an overnight incident affecting refrigeration and freezer systems at a limited number of Swedish stores.
  • Reuters reports that Coop told Aftonbladet that six of its stores had been affected by similar incidents.

Alleged

  • At least one Swedish store blamed the incident on a cyberattack and reported a temperature setting of 50 degrees Celsius.

Unknown

  • The source does not establish Russian state responsibility.
  • The source does not establish involvement by a Russian actor.
  • The technical cause, responsible actor and any operational link to the Belgian incidents or the French attack in October are not established.

Sources

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    Primary evidence
    Publication

    ICA confirmed that an overnight incident affected refrigeration and freezer systems at a limited number of Swedish stores. Coop told Aftonbladet that six stores had similar problems. One store alleged a cyberattack and said its cooling units had been set to 50 degrees Celsius.