Fridges stand empty in Belgian supermarkets after cyberattack

Loading the video No Comment Video. Fridges stand empty in Belgian supermarkets after cyberattack Copy/paste the link below: Copy/paste the article video embed link below: Updated: 2 November 2026 - 15:27 GMT+1 Supermarkets in several European countries have reported cyberattacks targeting refrigeration systems, causing food to spoil and forcing some stores to close off their fridges and freezers. Supermarket refrigeration systems have been hit by a suspected cyberattack across several European countries, leaving fridges and freezers running at dangerously high temperatures. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Stores in Belgium, Sweden, the Netherlands, Estonia, Luxembourg and Ireland have reported problems, with hundreds of thousands of euros worth of food potentially affected. The incident appears to have taken place overnight between Sunday and Monday. In Belgium, dozens of stores from chains including Delhaize, Carrefour and Intermarché were reportedly affected, alongside an IKEA store near Mons. Belgium's Centre for Cybersecurity confirmed it was aware of an incident targeting supermarket refrigeration systems but did not provide further details. Belgium Cyber attack supermarket chain Top stories Now playing Next Fridges stand empty in Belgian supermarkets after cyberattack Now playing Next Humanoid robots climb China’s Mount Tai in unusual challenge Now playing Next Skeleton puppets and zombies fill New York’s Halloween parade Now playing Next Latest news bulletin | November 2nd, 2026 – Midday Now playing Next US midterm elections 2026: What are they and when will we know the results? Now playing Next Ukraine needs help this winter, says acclaimed actor Coster-Waldau Now playing Next Mbappé’s ‘Chinese dictator’ comment: How do Chinese people react? Now playing Next Heidi Klum turns herself into a giant severed hand for Halloween Now playing Next Dashcam captures deadly private jet crash in Florida Now playing Next Heidi Klum's much-anticipated 2026 Halloween party costume Now playing Next Switzerland restores diplomatic presence in North Korea Now playing Next Russia reports 'massive' drone attack on 'industrial enterprise' Now playing Next What did people eat and drink 4,000 years ago? New finds shed light on life in Mesopotamia Now playing Next Paris riots: France investigates after petrol bomb sets officer on fire Now playing Next Serbia remembers 16 victims of Novi Sad railway station collapse Now playing Next 'Now, thank God, we have water': Uzbekistan’s tap water reaches 83% of people, but gaps remain ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT No Comment Londoners revive medieval jousting on electric bikes in Halloween spectacle No Comment Looted shops, burning barricades as riots erupt in Frankfurt No Comment Heidi Klum turns herself into a giant severed hand for Halloween No Comment Flags, banners and chants at youth protest in Berlin Business Europe seeks Central Asia's critical minerals as producers push for local processing Europe Today Poland's president has 'no competence' to appoint judges, says EPP MEP Europe Today 'Absolutely no legal basis' for chaotic scenes in Poland's top court, says Polish secretary of state Europe Today Europe doesn't 'care enough' about Ebola outbreak in DR Congo, says Mary Robinson Europe News One Czech national and four US citizens among Spain train crash dead, officials say USA All nine on board Learjet killed in Florida plane crash near Trump's resort home USA Dashcam captures deadly private jet crash in Florida Europe Today Europe Today: Tusk v Nawrocki: Poland's Constitutional Tribunal crisis explodes ADVERTISEMENT Europe News Le Pen condemns Poland's Constitutional Tribunal crisis, Sikorski tells her not to interfere USA Trump rallies in Iowa and Kansas in final push as Democratic divisions shake up Michigan Europe News Initial results show Bulgaria's acting president Yotova wins runoff election Europe News Heidi Klum's 2026 Halloween party costume: a giant bloody replica of her own hand North Korea Swiss foreign minister makes first North Korea visit since 2003 as diplomatic office reopens Europe News Germany 'Gen Z' protests turn violent as shops looted Europe News Bulgarians head to the polls in tense presidential runoff Culture Series The world according to Ellen von Unwerth: Glamour, sensuality and photography ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT