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Irish Supermarket Fridges Hit In Second Cyberattack

For the second time in the past few weeks, hackers have attacked supermarket fridges in Europe, spoi...
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5:07 PM - 2 Nov 2026



The Last Word With Matt Cooper

Irish Supermarket Fridges Hit In Second Cyberattack

Square1
Today FM

5:07 PM - 2 Nov 2026

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For the second time in the past few weeks, hackers have attacked supermarket fridges in Europe, spoiling foods and costing hundreds of thousands of Euro. Irish chain Supervalu was one of the businesses affected.

Kevin Curran, professor of cyber security at the University of Ulster and Chris Elliot, professor of Food Security at Queens University Belfast and founder of the Institute for Global Food Security, discuss the vulnerabilities in the food supply chain.

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