12.10.2026 20:35
Hackers who infiltrated the refrigeration systems of hundreds of supermarkets in France remotely changed the temperature settings of the refrigerators, causing large-scale food loss. In the attack targeting major supermarket chains, many products whose cold chain was disrupted were destroyed, while the financial damage at only two supermarkets reached 270,000 euros. It is reported that the total loss across the country could reach millions of euros.
Due to a cyberattack targeting famous supermarket chains in France, products in the refrigerators of many supermarkets were destroyed because the cold chain was disrupted.
According to reports in the national press, a cyberattack was carried out against the cooling system used for the refrigerators of hundreds of supermarkets belonging to the Intermarche, Netto, and Cooperative U chain supermarkets in the country. The hackers who carried out the attack entered the system in question and remotely changed the temperature of the supermarkets' refrigerators.
LOSS IN JUST 2 MARKETS: 270 THOUSAND EUROS
This situation caused the cold chain of fresh and frozen food products in the refrigerators of many supermarkets to be disrupted. The supermarkets also destroyed the products in question. The incident caused a loss of 270 thousand euros in 2 markets in the Alsace Region.
Although no official data has been shared yet, it is estimated that the cost of these product losses for supermarkets across the country could reach several million euros.
"AN EXTREMELY SERIOUS AND UNPRECEDENTED SITUATION"
Cooperative U Senior Executive Dominique Schelcher, in a statement made on the social media platform of the US-based company X, confirmed that a cyberattack occurred during the night hours against the cooling system of many markets belonging to Cooperative U.
Schelcher, who stated that his teams had been mobilized to fix the situation as soon as possible, noted that an investigation would be necessary to fully clarify this attack.
Schelcher said, "The targeting of equipment that is vital for the protection of fresh products and the food supply of the French people is an extremely serious and unprecedented situation. This is unacceptable."