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Hackers Make French Fridges Hot

businessOctober 13, 2026·89 words·1 min read
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Hackers Make French Fridges Hot
Hackers attacked supermarkets in France on Sunday night. They took control of the shop fridges. The fridges got very hot, up to 50C. The food in them went bad. About 400 shops had this problem.
The fridges use a computer program. The program works on the internet. The hackers found a weak spot in it. Many of the fridges were old. France has not said who did it.
The shops threw away lots of food. This may cost millions of euros. Shops in other countries may have problems too.

Key Vocabulary

n.
a person who gets into computers without asking
v.
to try to hurt or break something
v.
to get the power over something
n.
a set of orders that tells a computer what to do
adj.
a part that is easy to break into
Vocabulary Translations· 5 words · 12 languages

Every definition is context-aware — translated based on how the word is used in this article, not a dictionary.

hackern.

a person who gets into computers without asking

tin tặchackerハッカーbilgisayar korsanı黑客pirata informáticohakerقرصان إلكترونيhackerхакер해커
attackv.

to try to hurt or break something

tấn côngatacar攻撃するsaldırmak攻击atacarzaatakowaćهاجمaanvallenатаковать공격하다
take controlv.

to get the power over something

giành quyền kiểm soátassumir o controle支配する；乗っ取るkontrolü ele geçirmek控制；夺取控制权tomar el controlprzejąć kontrolęسيطر علىde controle overnemenвзять под контроль장악하다
programn.

a set of orders that tells a computer what to do

chương trìnhprogramaプログラムprogram程序programaprogramبرنامجprogrammaпрограмма프로그램
weak spotadj.

a part that is easy to break into

điểm yếuponto fraco弱点zayıf nokta弱点；漏洞punto débilsłaby punktنقطة ضعفzwakke plekслабое место약점

Check Your Understanding

Question 1: True or False

1

The food in the fridges went bad.

2

Many of the fridges were new.

3

The shops threw away lots of food.

4

About 40 shops had this problem.

Question 2: Multiple Choice

How hot did the fridges get?

Question 3: Multiple Choice

How does the fridges' computer program work?

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