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First known Swiss food-refrigeration cyberattack hits Lüthi's Fleischwaren (Köniz) and three Volg stores

On or before Nov 5 2026, attackers manipulated the electronic control systems of refrigeration and deep-freeze units at Lüthi's Fleischwaren in Köniz-Liebefeld (Bern canton), Switzerland. The owner told SRF freezer temperatures reached 50–70°C, meat was cooked in place, price tags melted, and staff could enter only with masks. The shop disconnected the units from the network and closed temporarily to protect food safety, with a reopen target of Nov 20 if cooling is reliable again. SRF also reports three Volg retail branches found cooling-shelf parameters changed; Volg says it has tightened technical security measures. Swissinfo/Keystone and SRF call this the first publicly reported refrigeration-controller attack of this kind in Switzerland, following the October–November European supermarket refrigeration wave (France and later Belgium, Sweden, Ireland, Estonia, the Netherlands and others). Bern cantonal police were informed Monday and have opened inquiries; as of Nov 5 no formal complaint had been filed yet. Controller vendor and entry vector are not publicly named.

Food retail refrigeration / deep-freeze electronic control systems at Lüthi's Fleischwaren (Köniz) and Volg stores (vendor not disclosed)·Since Nov 3, 2026·updated Nov 6, 2026, 11:31 UTC