# Cyberattack defrosts refrigerators at two French supermarket chains

https://mins.news/en/item/96713

- The Guardian, 2026-10-12 15:24 UTC
- Tech
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/12/cyber-attack-defrosts-refrigerators-france-supermarket-chains-intermarche-cooperative-u

> Intermarché and Cooperative U said a cyberattack affected an estimated 150–200 Intermarché shops and nearly 100 Cooperative U outlets, remotely forcing refrigeration systems to defrost. Paris prosecutors have opened an investigation into a large-scale attack on major food retailers, examining reported food losses and fires.

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