# French supermarkets face refrigerator shutdowns after ‘unprecedented’ cyberattack

https://mins.news/en/item/97089

- France 24, 2026-10-12 21:27 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/french-supermarkets-suffer-refrigerator-shutdown-after-unprecedented-cyberattack

> Major French supermarket chains said on Monday that a cyberattack drove refrigerator temperatures higher in hundreds of stores. Spoiled food had to be discarded, raising concerns about food security.

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