Supermarket freezers in Belgium, Sweden and Luxembourg hit by suspected cyber-attack

Supermarket freezers in Belgium, Sweden and Luxembourg were reportedly hit by a suspected cyber-attack. Stores in Sweden say freezer temperatures were raised to 50 C (122F).

Timeline

1. 2 Nov, 10:14 UTCSuspected cyber-attack on Belgian and Swedish freezers
2. 2 Nov, 11:12 UTCPicked up on Mastodon
3. 2 Nov, 11:48 UTCBBC reports attack spanning three countries
4. 2 Nov, 12:08 UTCPicked up on News
5. 2 Nov, 12:26 UTCReached #1 on TrendHeat

Top sources

• European supermarket freezers hackedBluesky
• Supermarket freezers in Belgium and Sweden hit by suspected cyber-attackHacker News
• Supermarket freezers across Europe hit by second suspected cyber-attackHacker News
• Freezers in Sweden, Belgium overheat following possible cyberattacksAl Jazeera
• Shop freezers in six European countries hit by suspected cyber-attackBBC News