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Operations of major supermarket chains in France, Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands distrupted due to cyberattack.

In October 2026, cyber incidents disrupted supermarket operations in France and the Netherlands, highlighting vulnerabilities in the food retail supply chain. In France, a cyberattack reportedly affected more than 400 supermarkets belonging to Cooperative U, E.Leclerc, Les Mousquetaires and Intermarché after hackers compromised refrigeration systems, causing thousands of refrigerators and freezers to defrost and forcing affected stores to discard fresh and frozen products. Separately, Dutch supermarket chain Albert Heijn experienced an IT incident that disrupted distribution centres, inventory management and online services, resulting in shortages of fruit, vegetables and other fresh products in stores across several Dutch cities. The company temporarily shut down certain systems as a precaution but did not confirm that the incident was a cyberattack. Similar security incidents were also reported in Belgium and Luxembourg

Occurrence

2026-10-11

Publication

2026-10-10

First observed

2026-10-19T10:30:14.707Z

Review status

Not assessed

Countries

BE, FR, LU, NL

Updated

2026-10-19T10:30:14.707Z