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Europe supermarkets hit by freezer cyberattacks; Ukraine, Russia report fake emergency alerts
Cyberattacks disrupted supermarket refrigeration systems in four European countries, while hackers sent fake emergency alerts through apps in Ukraine and Russia.
STOCKHOLM: Supermarkets in Sweden, Belgium, Luxembourg, Ireland and Estonia were hit Monday by problems with freezers and fridges that apparently were caused by cyberattacks, forcing some to dispose of ruined food. The problems follow a case last month in which attackers remotely took control of…
"There has been a cyberattack and all our freezers reached 50 degrees (Celsius)."
Supermarkets in Belgium, Estonia, Finland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal and Sweden reported refrigeration problems that forced some retailers to discard food after temperatures rose overnight.
Supermarkets in Belgium, Estonia, Ireland, Luxembourg and Sweden reported anomalies in their freezer systems on Monday in an apparent cyberattack similar to one in France three weeks ago in which unidentified malign actors were accused of having hijacked refrigeration systems — setting them to…
Stockholm: Supermarkets in Sweden, Belgium, Luxembourg, Ireland and Estonia were hit Monday by problems with freezers and fridges that apparently were caused by cyberattacks, forcing some to dispose of ruined food. The problems follow a case last month in which attackers remotely took control of…
IKEA's store in Mons experienced temperature rises in refrigeration systems due to a cyberattack. Several European supermarkets, including Carrefour and Coop, also reported similar issues affecting their refrigeration control systems. A broader cyberattack targeted grocery retailers across Belgium…
Ukraine's air raid alert channel said in a Telegram post that “unauthorized parties” had interfered with the app's operations, forcing authorities to temporarily suspend the service.
KYIV: Authorities in Ukraine and Russia say their emergency alert mobile apps were targeted by cyberattacks late Sunday, with users in Ukraine receiving false warnings of dangerously high radiation levels in the capital, Kyiv. In a Telegram post late Sunday, Ukraine's air raid alert channel said…
Russia and Ukraine said they’ve experienced malicious cyberattacks on their emergency alert apps, while hackers sent false alerts to the apps warning of nuclear and chemical threats to people, Al Jazeera reported. Ukraine’s Air Force said its Air Alert application had been subjected to hostile…
Ukraine reported that its air raid alert system had been hacked, sending warnings of alleged chemical and radiation threats to mobile phones across the country.
The cyber attacks came as the longest truce of the war, limited to Ukraine’s eastern Kherson region, ended on November 1, 2026 after Russia refused the offer of an extension, according to Kyiv
Ukraine and Russia have reported cyberattacks targeting their respective emergency alert systems, with fake warnings about chemical and radiation threats circulated across Ukraine and false public safety information distributed through a Russian government mobile application amid the continuing war…
