European grocery chains' freezers, refrigerators targeted in apparent cyberattacks
Told by 2 newspapers in one country, between 15:00 and 17:00 on 2 November 2026.
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According to PBS NewsHour and ABC News, freezers and refrigerators at supermarkets in several European countries were targeted in apparent cyberattacks.12PBS NewsHour reports that the attacks ruined food.3
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Common ground
According to newspapers from the United States, Israel, Japan and Russia, supermarket freezers in several European countries were hit by apparent cyberattacks, spoiling food.123+2455 newspapers from 4 countries
Where accounts differ
TASS speaks of more than ten European countries complaining, while Mainichi refers only to several European countries; no source gives an exact number of countries.45
PBS and ABC mention freezers and refrigerators, while TASS mentions only refrigerators.135
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PBS NewsHour · United States · 15:45Freezers at supermarkets in several European countries hit by apparent cyberattacks, ruining foodRead at the newspaper ↗
ABC News · United States · 17:25European grocery chains' freezers, refrigerators targeted in apparent cyberattacksRead at the newspaper ↗
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