A cyber attack hit hundreds of French supermarkets overnight, overheating fridges and freezers and spoiling food worth millions of euros. Prosecutors have opened a cyber-crime investigation.
01Summary
- 01More than 100 Coopérative U supermarkets were targeted, while 180 Intermarché and Netto stores were affected.
- 02Carrefour said fridges in 80 of its 6,000 stores were hacked, and Monoprix said 5% of its 400-plus stores were hit.
- 03Intermarché said its fridges heated up to 50C for six hours overnight into Monday, and all affected food was thrown away.
- 04French prosecutors have opened a large-scale cyber-crime investigation into the incident.
- 05Two supermarkets in Alsace reported losses of €270,000 (£228,000) between them, and the nationwide total could run into the millions.
02Why it matters
The attack disrupted food supply in hundreds of stores and forced retailers to discard stock, which could mean significant losses and short-term shortages. It also raises concern about the security of remote systems used in critical retail infrastructure.
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