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Hackers heat French supermarket fridges, sparking fires and spoiling food

Japan Times and The Straits Times describe the same event in different terms.

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As of October 13, 2026 at 12:38 AM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.

What happened The temperatures of refrigerators and freezers at hundreds of grocery stores rose to as high as 50 degrees Celsius overnight.
The headline split Japan Times frames it as "Hackers heat French supermarket fridges, sparking fires and spoiling food". Semafor frames it as "Cyberattack destroys food at hundreds of French grocery stores".
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Japan TimesNews report · Oct 13, 12:38 AM

Hackers heat French supermarket fridges, sparking fires and spoiling food

The temperatures of refrigerators and freezers at hundreds of grocery stores rose to as high as 50 degrees Celsius overnight.

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The Straits TimesNews report · Oct 12, 11:25 PM

Hackers hit French supermarkets in attack disabling fridges, forcing stores to discard food

The chains affected include Intermarche, Cooperative U, Carrefour and Leclerc.

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SemaforNews report · Oct 12, 10:26 PM

Cyberattack destroys food at hundreds of French grocery stores

A cyberattack affected at least 400 French supermarkets overnight, raising refrigerator temperatures to more than 122°F (50°C) in some cases.

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Oct 12, 10:26 PM: Semafor joined the source map.

Oct 12, 11:25 PM: The Straits Times joined the source map.

Oct 13, 12:38 AM: Japan Times joined the source map.

Now: score hidden until the source match is cleaner. Story health is developing · 3 sources · 1 bucket.