Food suppliers in UK hit by cyber-attacks after freezers targeted in Europe

By Dan Milmo and Robert Booth · The Guardian Technology · Tuesday, 3 November 2026 at 17:28 (9h ago) · Original article ↗

Cybersecurity experts say national impact ‘minimal’ but incidents may represent the ‘foothills’ of a wider threat

Food suppliers in the UK have been hit by cyber-attacks after hackers raised the temperatures of supermarket freezers across Europe.

The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NSCS) said it was working with the affected companies but the national impact was minimal.

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