TechCrunch2 Nov 2026Zack Whittaker

A fresh wave of cyberattacks has hit Europe’s supermarket refrigerators, destroying food across countries

Supermarket giants Ahold Delhaize and Colruyt confirmed the hacks overnight, with one Belgian company that operates Delhaize’s systems saying that the hackers had changed the settings to defrost,per Reuters.

Security company Clarotywarned back in Augustthat those refrigerator units were at risk of remote hacks and outages.The freezer hacks underscore how cyberattacks can have real-world effects, including on the food supply chain, often as a result of weak or overlooked cybersecurity practices. In 2025,a cyberattack on food distributor giant UNFIresulted infood shortages and empty shelvesat grocery stores and supermarkets across the United States.U.S. Department of Defense officials arereportedly investigatingwhether freezer units on military bases were hacked by Iran-backed hackers.

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