# Suspected cyberattack disrupts supermarket refrigeration across Europe

_Published Monday, November 2, 2026 at 7:51 AM EST · Security · Latest · Tier 2 — Notable_

![An employee cleans freezers that are out of power at an ICA suparmarket on Odengatan in Stockholm, on November 2, 2026 after a number of ICA and Coop stores have suffered problems with their refrigerators and freezers overnight. — Primary](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/0873/live/ecc62190-d6ad-11f1-ac90-f7afd947062e.jpg)

A suspected cyberattack has affected supermarket refrigerators and freezers in Belgium, Luxembourg, Sweden and Ireland, the BBC reported. Delhaize said an overnight computer incident affected 40 shops in Belgium and Luxembourg; thirteen SuperValu shops in Ireland were also impacted.

One Swedish ICA store said its freezer temperatures had been set to 50 C. A Delhaize branch in Hoeilaart reported €100,000 in lost produce, excluding further losses from closing the shop. Belgium's and Sweden's national cybersecurity agencies said they were monitoring the incident.

## Sources

- [bbc.com](https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cq1kd1nee80eo)

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Published: 2026-11-02T12:51:12.864Z
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