Supermarket freezers across Europe hit by second suspected cyber-attack
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- fergie
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- Nov 2, 2026
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- theguardian.com
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Trending history
Supermarket freezers across Europe hit by second suspected cyber-attack was first seen on Hacker News · Front page on Nov 2, 2026. Since then it has appeared in 42 checks on 1 different day. Its best position was #4 of 30, reached on Nov 2, 20:37 UTC. It dropped off the list after Nov 2, 22:52 UTC.
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Hackers remotely override settings on thousands of freezers, fridges and chiller cabinets, pushing them from as low as -27C to well over 50C. Intermarché, Coopérative U, Carrefour, Leclerc and Monoprix chains among those affected.
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Is Supermarket freezers across Europe hit by second suspected cyber-attack trending on Hacker News right now?
Not at the moment. It was last on the list on Nov 2, 22:52 UTC, after 1 day of trending.
What is the highest rank Supermarket freezers across Europe hit by second suspected cyber-attack reached?
#4 on Hacker News · Front page, on Nov 2, 20:37 UTC. Trendoday checks this list every 15 minutes.
How long has Supermarket freezers across Europe hit by second suspected cyber-attack been trending?
It was first seen on Nov 2, 2026 and has been on the list on 1 day (42 checks) since.
How much discussion did it get on Hacker News?
6 points and 4 comments; submitted by fergie on Nov 2, 2026.