Hackers attack supermarket fridges in Belgium, Sweden and Luxembourg

Hackers attacked supermarket fridges in Belgium, Sweden and Luxembourg, causing store fridges to heat up to 50 degrees Celsius in an incident mimicking similar attacks that plagued France last month. The cyberattack disrupted refrigeration systems across stores in the three countries, creating potential food safety risks and forcing retailers to respond to equipment failures. The incident matters because it demonstrates that the attacks on French supermarket refrigeration were not isolated, suggesting a coordinated campaign targeting critical retail infrastructure across Europe. Retailers and cybersecurity authorities will be watching for whether the attacks spread to additional countries and whether the perpetrators demand ransom or are identified.