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Cyberattack on freezers at hundreds of grocery stores in France

Hundreds of French stores were affected overnight between Sunday and Monday by a cyberattack, in which the temperature in freezers and refrigerators was raised. "It is something we have never seen before," wrote Dominique Schelcher, chief executive of the store chain Coopérative U, on X.

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Publication: 2026-10-12
First observed: 2026-10-13T04:30:11.719Z
Review status: Automated
Countries: FR
Updated: 2026-10-13T04:30:11.719Z

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Freezers hacked in cyberattack – hundreds of grocery stores affected

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Frysar hackade i cyberattack – hundratals mataffärer drabbade

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2026-10-12T16:11:30Z

Hundratals franska affärer drabbades natten mellan söndag och måndag av en cyberattack, där temperaturen i frysar och kylskåp höjdes. ”Det är något vi aldrig sett tidigare”, skriver butikskedjan Coopérative U:s verkställande direktör Dominique Schelcher på X.