EU calls fridge cyberattacks deliberate attempt to disrupt food supply

Grocery stores across at least eight EU countries, from Sweden to Portugal, were hit on Monday by a suspected cyberattack that targeted freezer systems. The European Union described the incident as a deliberate attempt to disrupt the bloc’s food chain. Supermarkets in Belgium, Estonia, Finland, Ireland, Luxembourg and the Netherlands were among those affected, and the attack followed a cyber‑incident three weeks earlier that disrupted French grocery stores.

The temperature rise in the refrigerators forced food retailers to discard produce that had spoiled or was at risk of spoiling. The report was delivered by FRANCE 24’s Dave Keating from Brussels.