Coopérative U CEO Dominique Schelcher confirmed on October 12 that a cyber-attack hit refrigeration at several of its stores from October 11. The Danfoss link, the loss figures and the other chains named come from press reports, and Danfoss was asked for comment.
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- Operator 43%
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- Investor 25%
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CERT-FR warns French supermarket refrigeration attacks are probably still under way
France's CERT-FR said attack campaigns against supermarket refrigeration controls are probably still ongoing after 700 of 10,000 sites were hit. Food worth millions of euros spoiled across several major retail chains.
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Censys sees exposed Danfoss StoreView panels in France drop 71% in three days after the supermarket attack
Censys counted 71% fewer internet-exposed Danfoss StoreView panels in France three days after the October 11 attack on hundreds of supermarkets. It found no rise in patched firmware, so the older versions are still running.
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- Hype gap+12
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ANSSI extends French supermarket refrigeration alert to Copeland and Dixell XWEB controllers
France's cyber agency ANSSI says the attack that hit about 700 supermarkets also reached Copeland and Dixell XWEB refrigeration controllers. Danfoss says most of its affected units are end-of-life and unpatched.
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Date-based Danfoss login is the entry point in the French fridge attack, Pen Test Partners says
Fridges and freezers in several hundred French supermarkets were warmed overnight on 11 October 2026, with losses in the tens of millions of euros. Pen Test Partners points to Danfoss AK-SM and AK-SC controllers and a login derived from the date.
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- Hype gap+15
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Most Danfoss controllers behind France's 50C fridge hack no longer get security updates
Danfoss says the hijacked refrigeration controllers in French supermarkets were mostly legacy units that no longer receive software or security updates. Intermarché's chief puts one day's losses at tens of millions of euros.
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- Hype gap+10
- Incentives60
- Confidence50