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The Vergecast · Monday, November 2, 2026

Industrial Fridges and Freezers Target of Recent Cyber Attacks in Europe

David Pearce reported on a wave of cyber attacks targeting industrial refrigerators and freezers across grocery stores in Europe. One store reported that its freezer was hacked and its temperature was raised to 122 degrees Fahrenheit.

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“Grocery stores around Europe have been reporting hacks that lead to sudden changes in temperature in their stores. One actually said its freezer was hacked and raised to 122 degrees Fahrenheit.”
David Pearce
Heard on The Vergecast — “Cloud gaming works — but it's not winning”, published Monday, November 2, 2026. Heardvine summarizes and quotes with attribution and timestamps, and links to the original everywhere.
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