🚨 CRITICAL ALERT: Earlier this week, hackers sabotaged France’s food supply by remotely heating supermarket refrigerators to 122°F, destroying inventory across hundreds of stores and sparking fires. Overnight from Sunday, October 11 into Monday, October 12, attackers seized control of commercial refrigeration systems at major chains including Intermarché, Carrefour, Coopérative U, and Monoprix. They forced units to 50°C (122°F) for up to six hours, spoiling fresh and frozen products on a massive scale. Managers arrived Monday morning to blasts of hot air, ruined stock, and in some cases actual fires. Intermarché alone reported roughly 150 stores hit, with all affected fresh and frozen goods thrown out to prevent health risks. Carrefour confirmed 80 locations impacted. Executives put the damage in the tens of millions of euros in a single day and labeled the strike unprecedented. Attackers exploited outdated Danfoss refrigeration controllers still running vulnerable firmware, enabling remote triggering of continuous defrost cycles that turned cold storage into a direct means of destroying food. France’s prosecutor’s office called it a large-scale attack on major food retailers. The prime minister ordered the national cybersecurity agency to investigate, with authorities warning that similar systems in other European countries could be exposed. Connected cold-chain equipment now represents a clear vector for large-scale food destruction and distribution disruption. The overnight assault earlier this week demonstrates how cyber access can produce immediate real-world spoilage, waste, and risk to public food security. Retailers and infrastructure operators still relying on outdated operational technology face an urgent exposure. What happened in France is a warning that the systems protecting everyday food supplies can be turned against the public with remote commands. Spoiled inventory and fires in hundreds of stores show the real consequences when basic refrigeration controls remain unpatched and internet-connected. Without rapid upgrades, isolation of critical systems, and continuous monitoring, the next attack could hit more stores, more countries, and more of the supply chain that keeps shelves stocked and food safe. The damage is already measured in millions of euros and tons of wasted food. The larger risk is that this model of attack will be repeated before the vulnerabilities are closed