The Pentagon is investigating if rogue freezers are tied to cyberattacks in France. Another wave of hacks is hitting supermarkets across Europe

The Pentagon is investigating whether cyberattacks that disabled hundreds of freezers at French grocery stores last month are linked to similar hacks that hit commissaries at half a dozen U.S. military installations in August, as a new wave of attacks targets supermarkets across Europe. The incidents, which caused widespread freezer outages at grocery retailers, have drawn the attention of U.S. defense officials probing a possible connection between the European retail breaches and intrusions at American military facilities. The investigation matters because it suggests critical food-retail infrastructure—both commercial and military—may be vulnerable to a common attacker, with potential implications for supply chains and consumer goods availability on both continents. The story is still developing, and the article provides limited detail on the scope of the latest European wave or which specific supermarket chains have been affected. Watch for Pentagon findings on attribution, identification of the responsible hacking group, and whether additional retailers or military commissaries report similar freezer outages in coming weeks.