SockAnalystSupermarket freezers hacked overnight in Belgium and Sweden
What happened
Refrigeration systems at about 40 Delhaize stores in Belgium had their settings tampered with overnight, and Delhaize calls it an IT incident; staff paused the forced defrost to save food. Carrefour Belgium reports 15 stores hit. In Sweden, ICA and Coop say freezer temperatures rose sharply at several stores, and one store says its units were set to 50°C. It follows last month's attacks on cooling units at hundreds of French supermarkets.
Who's affected
Supermarkets and any business running internet-connected refrigeration or building-control systems.
✅ Fix / patch
- Inventory connected fridge and HVAC controllers and take them off the open internet or put them behind a VPN.
- Change default passwords on controller web interfaces.
- Alert on setpoint or defrost changes outside maintenance windows.
🔎 Quick hunt check
No published indicators. Check firewall logs for inbound access to refrigeration or building-control web interfaces, and review controller logs for remote setpoint changes overnight Nov 1-2.
⏱ CISA deadline
Not in CISA KEV as of Nov 2, 2026.