Cyberattack Hits Hundreds of Supermarket Refrigeration Systems in France

NYT World Tuesday 13 October 2026, 10:52 UTC By Ségolène Le Stradic 1 min read

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Empty shelves at an Intermarché supermarket in Névez, France, on Monday, following a cyberattack that caused refrigerators to defrost.

Empty shelves at an Intermarché supermarket in Névez, France, on Monday, following a cyberattack that caused refrigerators to defrost. [Image text:] BOUDINS/ANDOUILLETTES JAMBON DE VOLAILLE RON.CUN

France (LOCATION) Intermarché (ORG) Névez (LOCATION)

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Investigators hunt French supermarket fridge hackers, no claim of responsibility PARIS, Oct 13 : French investigators on Tuesday were hunting the hackers who seized control of cooling units at hundreds of supermarkets in a cyberattack that underlined the vulnerabilities of connected systems, with no group publicly claiming responsibility. The absence of a claim of responsibility by hacktivists or a ransom demand by cybercriminals has puzzled investigators, according to a source with...

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