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Hundreds of French supermarkets hit by cyberattack on refrigeration systems

Reported by 91 outlets from 38 countries, in 9 languages, between 12 Oct 2026 and 15 Oct 2026.

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A cyberattack targeted refrigeration systems at hundreds of French supermarkets during the night of Sunday to Monday. The attack caused refrigerators to heat up, spoiling fresh and frozen food and in some cases causing fires. Major chains like Intermarché and Cooperative U were among those affected, and the Paris prosecutor has opened an investigation.

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  1. Hundreds of French supermarkets hit by cyberattack on refrigeration systems Headline of the event's most representative article · Euronews, 12 Oct 2026
  2. Where it happened: France. See on the map
  3. Reported by 91 outlets from 38 countries, in 9 languages, between 12 Oct 2026 and 15 Oct 2026.143 articles · See all headlines

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France16
Germany8
United States6
Other countries61

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  1. First article seen: “Une cyberattaque frappe les frigos d’Intermarché, Leclerc et Super U, les températures auraient été modifiées à distance, des pertes importantes”
  2. Covered by 10 outlets
  3. Covered by 25 outlets
  4. Covered by 50 outlets
  5. 32 new outlets, including “هجوم إلكترونى يستهدف أنظمة التبريد بمئات المتاجر الكبرى فى فرنسا ويتسبب فى خسائر بملايين اليوروهات”
  6. 7 new outlets, including “طال 700 متجر.. هجوم إلكتروني يستهدف أنظمة التبريد في مئات المتاجر الفرنسية”
  7. 1 new outlet, including “France Cyber Attack: अब आपकी थाली पर CYBER ATTACK! खाने-पीने की चीजें भी हैकर्स के निशाने पर?”

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Articles about the same fact are automatically grouped into one event, in every language. Each outlet counts once, whatever its number of articles. The country, owner and reputation of an outlet are never used. Analysis no. 76 of , engine 0.1.0.