Supermarket freezers in Belgium and Sweden hit by suspected cyber-attack
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- Points9
- Comments4
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#22Peak rank
1Days on list
26Score · 7d
Nov 2, 2026First seen
Rank · 7 days
On Hacker News
- Points
- 9
- Comments
- 4
- Submitted by
- xqcgrek2
- Posted
- Nov 2, 2026
- Site
- bbc.com
Story details from Hacker News ↗ · linked article on bbc.com.
Trending history
Supermarket freezers in Belgium and Sweden hit by suspected cyber-attack was first seen on Hacker News · Front page on Nov 2, 2026. Since then it has appeared in 13 checks on 1 different day. Its best position was #22 of 30, reached on Nov 2, 13:22 UTC. It dropped off the list after Nov 2, 15:07 UTC.
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22
Oct 26today
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From the discussion
A few top-level comments from Hacker News, shortened. Read the full thread on Hacker News.
I've fantasized a long time about a clearer separation of technology from life, since it's been depicted in some ways I appreciated in fiction. But at this point, I'd just take a set of laws around what types of items should ever have any sort of networking.
Will the insurance pay out on this? It would be negligent to have this exposed to the internet - was it?
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Is Supermarket freezers in Belgium and Sweden hit by suspected cyber-attack trending on Hacker News right now?
Not at the moment. It was last on the list on Nov 2, 15:07 UTC, after 1 day of trending.
What is the highest rank Supermarket freezers in Belgium and Sweden hit by suspected cyber-attack reached?
#22 on Hacker News · Front page, on Nov 2, 13:22 UTC. Trendoday checks this list every 15 minutes.
How long has Supermarket freezers in Belgium and Sweden hit by suspected cyber-attack been trending?
It was first seen on Nov 2, 2026 and has been on the list on 1 day (13 checks) since.
How much discussion did it get on Hacker News?
9 points and 4 comments; submitted by xqcgrek2 on Nov 2, 2026.