# Cyberattack on Supermarket Fridges

- Place: Brussels, Belgium (50.8503, 4.3517)
- Published: 2026-11-03T03:03:38.617Z · expires 2026-11-10T03:03:38.617Z
- Floors (The Arena): E3 Chemistry, E10 Institutions, E12 States, E11 Organizations
- Page: https://emergencemachine.com/brief/5zr
- AI-written summary of the sources below; check them.

A cyberattack targeting supermarket fridges has swept across Europe, with dozens of stores affected, per Reuters.

The incident occurred in Linkebeek near Brussels, where multiple supermarkets reported that their freezers and refrigeration systems were compromised, BBC notes.

Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Wever resigned after budget negotiations collapsed, as the king considers his resignation, Brusselstimes reports.

Flight DHK054 is descending toward Brussels at 984 feet, heading northeast, with a ground speed of 130 knots.

## Sources

- [New cyberattack on supermarket fridges sweeps across Europe](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMizwFBVV95cUxObF9LUXZ2TVpjZm13eW9HNXZ0MkZFVDM5eHl5RXc0aDkzODdvc0VKYVE4YV9MSDZITjVTR01CM3l6ajdCVEFZMXlmdmx3MzBRWHN5QVkyTFU2bkR2Sm5VQm5OWUVfLVJoeHFZaXdrc0F1QTRnT0tHYXRvcVd4S0V2QUxmV3ptOEszT2EyWmFpVjYyUnRwODF1eGhXbGpGcUV2UXRwZFFLOGhPLTY1MWUxal9TY3M0Qm9MOVpSeTFHazNxMUNGSnVfdzVvOE0tUGM?oc=5) · reuters.com · 2026-11-02
- [European retailers hit by supermarket fridge hack](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMimgFBVV95cUxPQ0pBNnJqdFRQdUY4ODRYSXh6X1RSTzhlUzZSRndTUVowVDhyeUpOOEJvOF9Ha3QtdEdEMmpHbUtUaDVaNDZ1Mk5FcWNYU0psUFd3YTI2T2ZxaWFwelhFa0tTQVRiblcxRlZOd1N0TWUxakMzUnhOYTBSNXZEYkVva2FSUXZIdy00eHRDd2RSOGE1VnlBcDlDQ0VB?oc=5) · reuters.com · 2026-11-02
- [Belgium in Brief: Ceci n’est pas a political crisis](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiogFBVV95cUxNLXVlRjBHellMYXdJaXpLckY1X2FNQkF6ZmdmRDNSZkF4ZTNOUF9HXzN3S2dYX2Nvek1pejlDdUItb1VtYnNuOXpKaW51SXp5Ulk4M1BVeUJJbDEtRkdXaXBiOVRjUFBCXzRLdng0OEo2TmlMQklpVG1NMUJVMmFHS0pSWFlWbk5wWjUyeU1jdnJQMXZBRzZYZ0FzQkFJX0FQWmc?oc=5) · brusselstimes.com · 2026-11-02
- ['All this food is now useless': Piles of rubbish after shop freezers hit by cyber-attack](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiWEFVX3lxTE0zWWNxdmZsdU1YMURZemdiRXpzX3JaZU5qWHp1elRYMHhEMVI4aU1DekdZa3p1SHVuT0xxSE1JRlc1dWpMcWtmWVlrRWxSYVpRNUxsNDk4dFY?oc=5) · bbc.com · 2026-11-02
- [Belgian prime minister quits after budget talks fail as king mulls whether to accept his resignation](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMi6gFBVV95cUxPSEdDYlZJZ3EzR3U1Q2N0S2xvc0VVYzBMdjB6aWcwMFpxeEl5YVI5WG5GS0Z0eXdKckh1Ym9XYmtreExHZEVfblRpOTFDZGJrd1V2VlU4dHgzaEFoVU9SeXE1ZG45Uy1mc1daSnRKaVUtM2pXNkNhZmtJc09sR0tHaUJLSUVmOGt0TzhiT3EzOW5FVFgyWmNyV1JvSGVTa0VYUTEtV1pjSUQ2YnJFTUF0YWZaQmt1WGI4ckZRbmtxSVFzbE9UdHdLZTItWTZhTDFwM09Bbjl2ZGZkNjRRYW5ibU5UWEozdm0xVXc?oc=5) · latimes.com · 2026-11-02
- [European supermarkets hit by new fridge cyber attack, in Linkebeek near Brussels](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiiAJBVV95cUxQMXNvaVdxM2RqN09uVTUwc2M4R0VJU0ttTkw4bFZHZFAzZFBBVG9FakxhR2c5UGIxVmJWVzRBbUZJMFFGbXBCRXZGQnpMaEFNOHhJVzVIaDhrVzVuaEd5TWV3SlA3YWctcjcwSk02MUVEZXFpaG1HMXdMSEIyVmJoQ2piUkhPVkxxMnBueXFxeDZZelN6dlFVYnVqOEdVMHlCeEN3WDdta2pWVllvcjlrUjMtMzdNTGJGdUQ2TGNvejFxbnBLZ3A5NXd4ZFlBV2ZqTzEyVnduQ2lmUDZmVjh5V0k0WVRVODFEZE1vUzk1RkU1b1B2R1AxYTlQbzlLdWpnRkU3TXJ0Qlc?oc=5) · lufkindailynews.com · 2026-11-02
- [Suspected cyberattack hits fridges and freezers at dozens of Belgian supermarkets](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiuwFBVV95cUxPSjR0aEhRX2tyeXVSdWwza2REaXFqbzJxSzBlOUlJWTRDcHJobHNRX0J3Yk9Nb2NZRnByZHExa2V4ckFia2o5U2tzYW5nTE5wb3EzY1FQSzFnNkZXdVBUMXRXT1V3cUs2MFNlNWxONVdoLUZjVk1obElWZU9FOFFMYjF6S3pqc3NVZmk1Q1pha1NqNUt1d2ZTWS1jOHpUSV9OZXNOczdGU1F1Vy1EcmV1eGYybjRsdVF2eHpv?oc=5) · brusselstimes.com · 2026-11-02
- [Belgian King calls for political responsibility as he considers PM De Wever's resignation](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiuAFBVV95cUxQV1Qtc283OTZpelMtVmJXMzhVd1pkTW1kanRmYVBucmU0NGlOYnYyeE1oMTl2WXVCTF9fVGVGWVNCN1k2SjRiMTQwdDZVUHJmZG04T1RDY3F2MjllZE5zWkQ1Ry1nZHF5UWZCQS12WDZvazhlVUFOWXVwRlc1aVduY2VhVGxnQkEtdlpqWUxpaEU0MGNzWjc2bDBCOVRKQk1QT0o3SmZpbENfSlBiWlNyc1BUOFVnbUpQ?oc=5) · brusselstimes.com · 2026-11-02