Hackers Heat French Supermarket Fridges, Sparking Fires and Spoiling Food
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- Hackers remotely manipulated connected refrigeration systems at hundreds of French supermarkets, reportedly pushing some fridges and freezers to 50C (122F), spoiling food and even sparking fires. According to Reuters, French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu or...S1
- Carrefour said 80 of its supermarkets had been hit, while Monoprix said 5 per cent of its stores were affectedS2
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Hackers Heat French Supermarket Fridges, Sparking Fires and Spoiling Food
Hackers remotely manipulated connected refrigeration systems at hundreds of French supermarkets, reportedly pushing some fridges and freezers to 50C (122F), spoiling food and even…
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Hackers heat French supermarket fridges, sparking fires and spoiling food
Carrefour said 80 of its supermarkets had been hit, while Monoprix said 5 per cent of its stores were affected
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Published Oct 12, 2026
What to know
- Hackers remotely manipulated connected refrigeration systems at hundreds of French supermarkets, reportedly pushing some fridges and freezers to 50C (122F), spoiling food and even sparking fires. According to Reuters, French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu or...S1
- Carrefour said 80 of its supermarkets had been hit, while Monoprix said 5 per cent of its stores were affectedS2
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