UPDATE: The European refrigeration cyberattack has now reached Italy and Romania, bringing the total to at least 10 countries affected across Europe.
In Italy, several Coop stores in Sicily were hit, including at least three in Catania and one in Palermo. In Romania, at least six stores have reportedly been affected.
Some affected businesses have yet to publicly disclose the incidents, meaning the actual number of countries and locations impacted could be even higher.
The full scale of this cyberattack remains unknown.
Countries affected so far: ๐ธ๐ช Sweden ๐ง๐ช Belgium ๐ฑ๐บ Luxembourg ๐ช๐ช Estonia ๐ฎ๐ช Ireland ๐ณ๐ฑ Netherlands ๐ซ๐ฎ Finland ๐ฉ๐ฐ Denmark ๐ฎ๐น Italy ๐ท๐ด Romania
UPDATE: Since our last update, two more countries have reported disruptions to supermarket refrigeration systems, bringing the total to seven countries affected across Europe.
๐ธ๐ช Sweden and ๐ง๐ช Belgium appear to be among the hardest-hit countries, with multiple supermarket chains and stores experiencing significant disruptions and food losses.
๐ฑ๐บ Luxembourg has also reported incidents affecting Delhaize stores.
๐ฎ๐ช Ireland has seen refrigeration disruptions at 13 SuperValu stores, forcing chilled and frozen products to be removed.
๐ณ๐ฑ The Netherlands has reported incidents at at least 17 businesses, primarily smaller retailers, butcher shops and food-storage facilities.
๐ช๐ช Estonia reported a cyberattack targeting refrigeration controls, with freezer temperatures reportedly reaching +50ยฐC. The incident was detected and addressed within approximately 10 minutes, preventing major damage.
๐ซ๐ฎ Finland has reported only minor, limited-scale temperature irregularities in some K Group stores. The situation there appears significantly less severe than in other affected countries.