An employee cleans freezers that are out of power at an ICA suparmarket on Odengatan in Stockholm, on November 2, 2026 after a number of ICA and Coop stores have suffered problems with their refrigerators and freezers overnight. Image source, AFP via Getty Images
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Freezers have had to be emptied at several ICA grocery stores in Sweden after the cyber-attack

ByJames Gregory
  • Published2 November 2026, 11:21 GMT
Updated 23 minutes ago

Dozens of supermarkets in Belgium and Sweden have been hit by a suspected cyber-attack affecting its refrigerators and freezers.

Around 40 Delhaize supermarkets and 15 Carrefour stores were affected in Belgium, while several ICA and Coop shops in Sweden were hit. Thirteen SuperValu shops have also been impacted in Ireland.