
(FILES) This photograph shows the logo of French supermarket Leclerc on a company store in Beziers, southern France, on Mars 30, 2025. Major French supermarket chains Intermarche and Cooperative U were hit by a cyberattack that caused their refrigerators to defrost, the two retailers told AFP on October 12, 2026. Some 150-200 Intermarche shops were targeted, along with almost 100 Cooperative U outlets, in the attack, they said. BFM TV said France's largest supermarket chain E. Leclerc was also affected, with hackers "managing to remotely trigger the forced defrosting of the refrigeration systems in numerous stores". Contacted by AFP, E. Leclerc did not immediately confirm the information. (Photo by GABRIEL BOUYS / AFP via Getty Images)




