# Overheated fridges in Belgian and Swedish supermarkets: what we know

- By: Newsline Post Newsroom
- 2026-11-02T11:33:50.000Z
- Produced with artificial intelligence under human editorial supervision.

## Excerpt

Delhaize, Carrefour, Ica and Coop report refrigeration failures blamed on a possible cyberattack, weeks after a similar hit on hundreds of French stores. Overnight on 1-2 November 2026, dozens of supermarkets in Belgium and Sweden found fridges and freezers overheating in what media describe as a possible cyberattack; no one has confirmed the cause. It follows a French wave in mid-October, when the government said about 700 supermarkets were hit; Danfoss said most affected equipment was old and no longer received security updates. France's CERT-FR alert service advises removing affected refrigeration controllers from direct internet exposure, and nobody has been identified as responsible.

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