Cyberattack defrosts supermarket fridges & Modern web apps in C - Hacker News (Oct 13, 2026)
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Cyberattack defrosts supermarket fridges & Modern web apps in C - Hacker News (Oct 13, 2026)

C1AdvancedOctober 13, 20267 min
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Imagine walking into your supermarket and finding the freezers running at 50 degrees Celsius. Not a malfunction, but a cyber attack, hitting stores in three countries at once. Welcome to the Automated Daily, Hacker News Edition, the podcast created by Generative AI. I'm Trent Teller, and today is October 13, 2026.

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We've got a strange mix for you today. you today. Hacked refrigerators, a case for writing websites in C, AI models that can hide what they know, and a peek inside the making of Super Mario 64. Let's get into it.

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We start with that supermarket story. A cyber attack has reportedly hit refrigeration control systems at major grocery chains in France, Belgium, and the Netherlands. The affected equipment appears to be controls made by Danfoss used by French retailers including Intermarché, Leclerc, and Cooperative-U.

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