Cyberattacks Hit Supermarket Freezers Across Europe for Second Time

Coordinated cyberattacks on food-supply refrigeration across five European countries have destroyed hundreds of thousands of euros in inventory and affected major retail chains including Ahold Delhaize, ICA, Coop, and Colruyt within a month. The second wave targets the same vulnerabilities identified after an October 2026 incident in France (affecting up to 700 locations), indicating either persistent unpatched systems or copycat campaigns. Retailers face immediate supply-chain disruption and inventory losses; suppliers of internet-connected controllers (notably Danfoss) face reputational and liability pressure. Unresolved attribution and the continued vulnerability of critical food-infrastructure equipment signal rising systemic risk in e-commerce and cold-chain operations.