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European grocery fridges, freezers targeted in alleged cyberattacks; UK suppliers affected Covered by 42 outlets over 532 hours. They ran 40 distinct reports. First reported by Modern Diplomacy at 15:00 UTC on October 12, 2026.
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outlets 42 distinct reports 40 first to latest report 532 h names in it 5 What happened? An Aims spokesman said no affected member lost any meat because the abattoir units involved were empty at the time British Retail Consortium assistant director of regulatory affairs Graham Wynn said retailers invest heavily in cybersecurity and are working with the NCSC on fridges and freezers The NCSC said it is working with affected organisations and that the national impact in the UK is minimal.
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Who reported it, and when? 40 distinct reports run by 42 outlets, earliest first (UTC); a syndicated report lists every site that ran it Time Report Run by Oct 12 15:00 Cyberattack on French Supermarkets Overheats Fridges, Triggers Fires and Food Losses - Modern Diplomacy Oct 12 17:42 Cyberattack hits French store fridges, sparks fires - aapnews.com.au Oct 12 18:00 Cyberattack hits French store fridges, sparks fires - Michael West Media Oct 12 18:30 A cyberattack on supermarket fridges spoils food across France - CTech Oct 12 20:16 Cyberattack Targets French Supermarket Refrigerators, Forcing Mass Food Disposal - CNET Oct 12 21:41 Cyberattack in France Hits Supermarket Refrigerators, Spoiling Food - PCMag Oct 13 00:29 Major French Supermarket Cyberattack Targets Fridges, Costing Millions & Sparking Fires - ChannelNews.com.au Oct 13 03:45 Cyberattack hits French store fridges, sparks fires - The Nightly Oct 13 03:58 Report by Business Standard Oct 13 04:42 Cyberattack on French supermarket fridges causes fires and food losses - CNA Oct 13 08:17 Report by Qazinform Oct 13 08:45 Report by Time Magazine Oct 13 09:18 Cyberattack Hits French Supermarkets, Overheats Refrigerators And Spoils Food - Arise News Oct 13 10:26 French supermarkets hit by cyberattack that overheated fridges and destroyed food - EasternEye Oct 13 13:15 Report by Al Jazeera Oct 13 15:11 Refrigerator Cyberattack at Hundreds of Stores in France, Other Countries Results in Mass Food Losses - Food Safety Magazine Oct 13 16:31 Report by Facebook Oct 14 00:55 Report by Yahoo Oct 14 05:05 Report by Latest news from Azerbaijan Latest news from Azerbaijan Oct 14 08:00 A fridge hack spoiled food in hundreds of French supermarkets. Cybersecurity experts say it's a wake-up call - CBC Nov 2 11:50 Report by The Globe and Mail Nov 2 12:46 Freezers at supermarkets in several European countries hit by apparent cyberattacks - Audacy Nov 2 13:31 EXPLAINED | Hacked Freezers: How Can a Cyberattack Spoil Your Food? - Open Magazine Nov 2 14:21 Cyberattack on fridges hits supermarkets across Europe - ABC News & Headlines – Australian Broadcasting Corporation Nov 2 16:18 Stores’ freezer goods spoiled by apparent cyberattack in several European countries - The Times of Israel Nov 2 16:30 Mystery Cyberattack Targets Freezers in Stores Across Europe - The Daily Beast Nov 2 16:45 Report by theticker.org Nov 2 17:21 European grocery chains' freezers, refrigerators targeted in apparent cyberattacks - ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos Nov 2 22:18 Cyberattack on Refrigeration Systems Spoils Food at Sicilian Coop Supermarkets - La Voce di New York Nov 3 00:43 Report by CTV News Nov 3 09:15 Report by Jefferson City News Tribune Jefferson City News Tribune Nov 3 09:26 Report by Euronews.com Nov 3 10:01 Italy supermarkets hit by cyberattack on fridges - Wanted in Rome Nov 3 10:58 Freezer Cyberattack in Europe: What the Industry Has to Say - Cyber Magazine Nov 3 13:16 Report by The Economic Times Nov 3 13:43 Report by Türkiye Today Nov 3 14:29 Freezers of UK meat suppliers heat up after cyber-attacks in Europe - The Guardian Nov 3 15:22 Report by tovima.com Nov 3 18:38 UK meat suppliers’ fridges heat up after cyber attacks hit Europe Nov 3 18:59 Report by Xinhua
A report's title is shown once our automated legal check has read it and passed it; 16 reports are named by outlet, and the links lead to each report.
Who was named? British Retail Consortium Association of Independent Meat Suppliers (Aims) Refrigeration systems UK meat suppliers French supermarkets Sources: the outlets' reports linked on this page ; counts and times from GetYourBrief's record of those reports (methodology ).
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