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Who is hacking Europe’s supermarket fridges and freezers, and why?
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Who is hacking Europe’s supermarket fridges and freezers, and why?

⌖ THE GUARDIAN · LONDON⏱ ✓ SOURCE · theguardian.com/technology/2026/n…SHA-256 0BE036C2·B893E1A9

THE GUARDIAN · LONDON — After a second apparent cyber-attack in as many weeks, we examine possible culprits and their motives Shop fridges and freezers across Europe hit by fresh suspected cyber-attack Supermarket fridges and freezers in seven European countries have malfunctioned , their thermostats remotely cranked up in some cases to 50C…

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RT-FF3095
PUBLISHER
The Guardian
TOPIC
World
PUBLISHED
02 November 2026 · 19:07 UTC
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02 November 2026 · 19:15 UTC
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https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/nov/02/europe-supermarket-fridges-freezers-who-hacking-why
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0be036c2b893e1a9a0dd96584e660a8ad071c886c790a3c79298365529cdfa67

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