Investigators hunt French supermarket fridge hackers, no claim of responsibility

View of an empty refrigerator at the frozen food aisle inside an Intermarche supermarket in Paris the day after a cyberattack targeted refrigeration systems at French supermarket chains, causing food losses and fires at several stores, France, October 13, 2026. REUTERS/Lucien Libert

PARIS, Oct 13 (Reuters) - ⁠French investigators on Tuesday were hunting the hackers who seized control of cooling units at hundreds of supermarkets ⁠in a cyberattack that underlined the vulnerabilities of connected systems, with no group publicly claiming responsibility.

The absence of ‌a claim of responsibility by hacktivists or a ransom demand by cybercriminals has puzzled investigators, according to a source with knowledge of the probe. Typically, such groups tend to quickly seek to monetise their hacks or claim credit for them for political ends.

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2026年10月13日，法国巴黎，一家Intermarche超市冷冻食品区的空冰箱映入眼帘。此前一天，法国连锁超市的制冷系统遭到网络攻击，导致多家门店发生食品损失和火灾。（路透社/Lucien Libert摄）

巴黎，10 月 13 日（路透社）——周二，法国调查人员正在追捕黑客，这些黑客控制了数百家超市的制冷设备。此次网络攻击凸显了联网系统的脆弱性，目前还没有任何组织公开声称对此负责。

据一位知情人士透露，黑客行动主义者既未声称对此事负责，网络犯罪分子也未提出赎金要求，这​​令调查人员感到困惑。通常情况下，这类组织往往会迅速寻求将黑客行为变现，或出于政治目的而邀功。

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