France's Supermarket Fridges Were Vulnerable Online for Months

# Summary In October 2026, cyber attackers compromised refrigeration systems in hundreds of French supermarkets by exploiting exposed online dashboards, causing fridges to overheat and destroy food inventory worth millions of euros. Investigation revealed that France had 1,331 exposed Danfoss refrigeration controller dashboards—more than all other countries combined—with 85% running outdated software containing known security vulnerabilities that had been exposed for at least six months. Most systems went offline following the attack, though authorities have not yet identified the attackers or their entry method.