On 12 October 2026, remote-control systems for fridges and freezers were taken over at about 700 supermarkets in France, temperatures were raised and food had to be thrown away. On 2 November similar failures were reported at supermarkets in Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Sweden, Finland, Estonia and Ireland. No one has claimed responsibility.
This map shows cyberattacks in Europe that were confirmed by company or government statements and news reports, one entry at a time with sources, grouped by country. The number in each circle is how many stores or business sites were reported affected in that country.
Each circle is a country. The number is how many stores or business sites companies or authorities said were affected there (an at-least figure, adding up what has been reported). A white circle means no store count has been published yet.
Tap a circle to see that country's incidents one by one, with the company, date, details and sources. Only incidents confirmed by company or government statements or reliable news reports are shown; information that appears only in social-media posts is not.
Circles mark the country only, not the affected store or the company's head office. Who was behind an attack is not stated until investigators say so.
Systems that let stores manage their fridges and freezers remotely were taken over, and temperatures were raised or units switched to defrost. About 700 stores were hit in France on 12 October 2026, and on 2 November failures were reported in Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Sweden, Finland, Estonia and Ireland.
Only incidents confirmed by company or government statements or reliable news reports are shown. Information that appears only in social-media posts is left out until it can be confirmed.