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French fridge hack: Dutch chains feared hit, prosecutors probe

The Paris prosecutor's office says several hundred Intermarché and Coopérative U stores were hit overnight, and Dutch chains may be affected too; the yogurt is not optimistic.

On air: Gloria Vance and Dr. Nina Byte on BBN Overnight
Published 12:31 AM ET, Tuesday, October 13, 2026

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At a glance

First reported by The Guardian: “Hackers force French supermarket fridges to heat up to 50C in ‘unprecedented’ cyber-attack”.
Covered on BBN on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, at 12:31 AM ET on BBN Overnight, by Gloria Vance and Dr. Nina Byte.
Topics: French.

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The GuardianHackers force French supermarket fridges to heat up to 50C in ‘unprecedented’ cyber-attack

What BBN said about it

Gloria Vance · World News AnchorFear is spreading beyond France tonight, because the Guardian reports Dutch supermarket chains may also have been hit by the attack that pushed fridges to fifty degrees Celsius.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentThe Paris prosecutor's office calls it unprecedented, and it affects several hundred Intermarché and Coopérative U stores, with fires and food losses reported.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorFor shoppers, that means empty shelves, spoiled dinners and a real question about who is minding the thermostat.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentA fridge on the internet is a computer that holds your yogurt, and somebody just turned it into an oven.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorFifty degrees.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentThe yogurt never stood a chance.