French supermarket chains say cyberattack forced refrigerator shutdown
A cyberattack on French chains Intermarche and Cooperative U forced store refrigerators to defrost, spoiling food and sparking fires.
Major French retailers Intermarche and Cooperative U told AFP that a cyberattack forced refrigerators to defrost in roughly 150-200 Intermarche stores and nearly 100 Cooperative U outlets. Paris prosecutors confirmed the incident and said it also prompted fires. BFM TV reported that E. Leclerc was similarly affected, though the chain did not immediately confirm. Affected stores must discard fresh and frozen products; attackers, malware, and any ransom demand were not named.
- Roughly 150-200 Intermarche and nearly 100 Cooperative U stores lost refrigeration.
- Paris prosecutors confirmed the attack and said it prompted fires.
- BFM reported E. Leclerc was hit; the chain has not confirmed.
- Affected branches must discard all fresh and frozen products.
Full article494 words · extracted from databreaches.net · click to collapse
The Office of Inadequate Security
French supermarket chains say cyberattack forced refrigerator shutdown
Posted on October 12, 2026 by Dissent
AFP reports:
Major French supermarket chains Intermarche and Cooperative U were hit by a cyberattack that caused their refrigerators to defrost, the two retailers told AFP Monday.
Some 150-200 Intermarche shops were targeted, along with almost 100 Cooperative U outlets, in the attack, they said.
Paris prosecutors confirmed the attack, which reportedly also hit other major chains, and also indicated it had prompted outbreaks of fire.
BFM TV said France’s largest supermarket chain E. Leclerc was also affected, with hackers “managing to remotely trigger the forced defrosting of the refrigeration systems in numerous stores”. Contacted by AFP, E. Leclerc did not immediately confirm the information.
Those branches that were affected will have to “throw away all of the products” that are fresh and frozen, Intermarche told AFP.
Read more at AFP.
Category:Breach Incidents
