UK cyber chief warns attacks are 'just the start' as stores rush patches
6 Nov 3 11:00 AM · 4d ago · 7 articles · 1 video · 8 posts · 5 comments · 5 sources · development 6 of 6
The UK's cybersecurity chief said the fridge attacks were only the beginning of similar incidents, as European supermarkets rushed to upgrade systems and patch vulnerabilities exposed by the campaign.
Christophe Hansen EU food and agriculture commissionerJohn Billow Head of Sweden's national cybersecurity centreStephan Moelans CEO of Sabcobel, operator of Delhaize's refrigeration systemsICA / Coop Swedish supermarket chainsAhold Delhaize Dutch retailer, parent of Belgian/Luxembourg stores hit
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first by Japan Today, 4d ago · also Indian Express, Naharnet, Philadelphia Inquirer, Independent UK, Yahoo! Finance Canada, Tech Xplore +4
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- European supermarket fridges were hacked. How did it happen? Find out here Indian Express · 3d ago
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first by ABC News & Headlines – Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 5d ago · also The Hindu, Channel News Asia, Courthouse News, Dawn, Yahoo, The Australian +4
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- Fridge cyberattack hits supermarkets across Europe The Hindu · 5d ago
- Over 100 European Stores Hit as Supermarket Fridge Attacks Return SecurityWeek · 5d ago
- UK also affected by cyber-attack which hit European supermarket fridges BBC · 5d ago
- Supermarket fridges hit with cyberattacks across Europe CNBC · 5d ago
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first by Straits Times, 4d ago · also U.S. News & World Report, Yahoo, CTV News, Reuters
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first by Euronews, 5d ago · also BBC, Agence France-Presse
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first by Sky News, 6d ago · also SmartCompany, SupplyChainBrain
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- Not cool: Hackers melt freezers in European grocery cyber attack SmartCompany · 6d ago
- Hackers Launch New Wave of Cyber-Attacks Against European Supermarket Freezers SupplyChainBrain · 6d ago
- Hackers target refrigerators in Ireland and European countries in new wave of cyber attacks Sky News · 6d ago
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first by Morning Brew, 5d ago · also Anadolu Agency
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- EXPLAINER - Why hackers are targeting European supermarkets and how they do it? Anadolu Agency · 5d ago
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first by Mastodon, 5d ago · also NDTV Profit
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first by Straits Times, 4d ago
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Just hit @reuters.com wire: US OFFICIALS WARN OF 'ONGOING CYBER THREAT' TO INDUSTRIAL REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS
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Perhaps this is not quite the point you had intended to make, but I really am mystified at all of the explanations for why internet-connected freezers and refrigerators are being used. When people ask, "Why are they connected to the internet?" I don't think they're literally communicating that they don't know and want someone to tell them. I think…
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US # cybersecurity agency # CISA , the # FBI , and several other federal government departments warned in a joint statement that hackers are targeting and compromising internet-connected refrigeration and cold chain monitoring systems in # grocerystores and # coldstorage facilities. The statement said that the hacks are hitting critical…
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When will regulators begin punitively fining the grocery companies that left their freezers so unsecured that this could happen?Like, make their underinvestment in decent IT so expensive via fines that it is cheaper for them to just provision a sufficiently effective division within their company.
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Pay Attention: I keep saying this is a bigger story than is being currently talked about. US government warns of 'ongoing cyber threat' amid mass hacks of industrial retail and military freezers | TechCrunch
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Do you guys not get the impression that this is just a slightly overly forceful jab in the sparring match we’ve been in with Russ for the last few decades? Like even an inconsequential jab would be celebrated so maybe the motivation is just that and not to test the waters for a catastrophic blow? Considering our current global political…
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Supermarket freezers across Europe are being targeted by hackers, spoiling millions of euros worth of food. But the story is much bigger than ruined products, even though that's terrible. Our food systems increasingly depend on interconnected technologies, from refrigeration and cold storage to logistics and inventory management. We're now finding…
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We actually had freezers in stores back before the internet was widely used.People find it more convenient to network everything, but it isn't Necessary we're seeing the very predictable downside.
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The only Muppet here is you. You've sent an entire word salad, just to prove a point and that point is that late stage capitalism is starting to eat itself up from over-optimisation. My POV has nothing to do with neo-socialism, but it's hard to explain to someone so 🧠 washed that not all critique of late stage capitalism, borderline techno…
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A joint U.S. government statement says the hacks are affecting the food, transportation, and healthcare industries after reports of global mass-hacks. https:// techcrunch.com/2026/11/05/u-s- government-warns-of-ongoing-cyber-threat-amid-mass-hacks-of-industrial-retail-and-military-freezers/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
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The example I given was relevant as example how actual lock-in happens via software. The fact this hack allowed to mass-control the freezing units, and set defrost in loop remotely, for me looks as sign that fully-integrated solution is used. One of core component of vendor lock-in is "too much of proprietary software", which is more likely to…
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The FBI and CISA warn that hackers are actively targeting industrial refrigeration and cold-chain monitoring systems worldwide, potentially causing food spoilage, equipment damage, and fire hazards. https://www. bleepingcomputer.com/news/secu rity/fbi-cisa-warn-of-cyberattacks-targeting-refrigeration-systems/
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I too believe it’s negligent, just not criminal. Updating software to fix vulnerabilities should be one of the primary functions of any IT department. Otherwise it’s a failed department. Of course another should be separation of networks. There’s just still way too many people in IT that thinks that internal network equals safe network. Which…
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Via Euronews: Hackers probed Europe’s fridge systems weeks before cyberattacks. Who did it and what could they target next? https://www. euronews.com/2026/11/07/hacker s-probed-europes-fridge-systems-weeks-before-cyberattacks-who-did-it-and-what-could-
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Are grocery stores so top down managed in other places? Usually there is a store manager who has based on chain varying but still a good bit of impact on the store, I don't think having a worker press 1 button at a store is that much of an extra hassle.
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Yes, these should have not been on the open Internet. No, baddies should not have done this and ruined food. >> NPR: A new cold war: hackers target fridges across the globe https://www. npr.org/2026/11/03/nx-s1-60266 76/cold-war-hackers-fridges
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Ah yes, Israel, the US, and China. Strategic enemies of Europe that would absolutely benefit from a French blood bank and Swedish supermarket losing its supply. C'mon dude you were given that big ol thinker for a reason.
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With everything else going on this hasn’t gotten the attention I think it deserves. A new cold war: hackers target fridges across the globe # Tech # AI https://www. npr.org/2026/11/03/nx-s1-60266 76/cold-war-hackers-fridges
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Just go back to analog systems already. If you really need shit to be connected, make it monitor and alert only. The idea that you can remotely trigger a defrost function with no physical remote start button is insane.
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# supermarket # fridge # freezers # ai # attacks # russia suspected https://www. politico.eu/article/supermarke t-chain-thaw-massacre-ii-russia-suspected-in-europe-fridge-attacks/
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Some of those controllers date back to 2005, have not been supported since 2015, and Danfoss have told customers to upgrade the HW. Other newer supported controllers had software fixes available.
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https://www. europesays.com/3359921/ Everything you need to know about supermarket freezer cyber attacks # CyberAttacks # CyberWarfare # CyberWarfareRisks # Cybersecurity # NCSC
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Inside job, stunt to get attention so other sys admins in EU take a second look at there solutions. Since a few freezer is nothing compared to what happen if some critical systems get hacked.
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# security # hacking # supermarket https://www. theguardian.com/technology/202 6/nov/02/europe-supermarket-fridges-freezers-who-hacking-why
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