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Cyber-attack hits supermarket fridges in seven European countries
November 8, 2026
According to The Guardian, these attacks “are more frequent, and they continue to happen”, said Bergström.
The Guardian reports that since the 2022 Ukraine invasion, cyber-attacks of all kinds have escalated. The Guardian reports that Alex Pearce was doing the morning rounds at his fruit and vegetable wholesale business in London on Monday last week when he noticed something odd. The Guardian reports that on 30 October, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, Binance, was robbed of $6.3bn (£4.7bn) in a record heist and on 1 November hackers targeted Ukraine’s emergency alert app, sending people in Kyiv a fake nuclear strike alert.
According to The Guardian, these attacks “are more frequent, and they continue to happen”, said Bergström. The hacking attack was one of three over a number of days, The Guardian reports.
The Guardian reports that since the 2022 Ukraine invasion, cyber-attacks of all kinds have escalated. The Guardian reports that Alex Pearce was doing the morning rounds at his fruit and vegetable wholesale business in London on Monday last week when he noticed something odd. The Guardian reports that on 30 October, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, Binance, was robbed of $6.3bn (£4.7bn) in a record heist and on 1 November hackers targeted Ukraine’s emergency alert app, sending people in Kyiv a fake nuclear strike alert.
BBC reports that a spate of cyber-attacks in recent weeks affected supermarkets across Europe as well as the UK meat industry and blood stores in France. BBC reports that dozens of supermarkets across sevenEuropean countries have been hit by a cyber-attack affecting their refrigerators and freezers. Last month, the UK government launched the Be Ready campaign, urging people to stock up on three days’ worth of food and up to nine litres of bottled water in case of a weather, cyber or other serious emergency, The Guardian reports.
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BBC reports that a spate of cyber-attacks in recent weeks affected supermarkets across Europe as well as the UK meat industry and blood stores in France. BBC reports that dozens of supermarkets across sevenEuropean countries have been hit by a cyber-attack affecting their refrigerators and freezers. Last month, the UK government launched the Be Ready campaign, urging people to stock up on three days’ worth of food and up to nine litres of bottled water in case of a weather, cyber or other serious emergency, The Guardian reports.
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- BBC — Jersey cyber boss warns over tech vulnerabilities
- The Guardian — Hot fridges, a fake nuclear alert and a $6bn heist: are we in the foothills of a hacking epidemic?
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