Cooperative U

Cooperative U is an unidentified commercial entity for which no verifiable brand evidence was supplied.

Last updated October 30, 2026

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No usable evidence was supplied for a brand or company named Cooperative U. The two source documents provided are unrelated Chinese financial news pages: one is a Sina Finance article about Microsoft's Maia 300 AI chip, Huawei's Kirin 9050 Pro, and the Bosera semiconductor ETF (159582); the other is a garbled-encoding Sina Finance stock index quote page for the Shanghai Composite Index (000001.SH). Neither mentions Cooperative U, a cooperative, a university, or any related commercial offering. Because the name could plausibly refer to a cooperative retail or education venture, but no source confirms any such entity, this entry cannot responsibly describe products, ownership, headquarters, founding, or market positioning. The dossier is therefore left minimal and flagged for review; it should be re-enriched only if an official website, registry filing, trademark record, or press coverage tied to the exact name is supplied.

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2026
Paris prosecutors open probe into French supermarket refrigeration cyberattack
Paris prosecutors confirmed a cyberattack targeting French supermarket refrigeration systems and stated that they have opened an investigation into the incident. The confirmation and the launch of the probe were announced in connection with the attack on the refrigeration systems of French supermarkets. No further details regarding the scope of the investigation, the parties involved, or the consequences of the attack were provided in the source account.
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Paris prosecutors open probe into French supermarket refrigeration cyberattack[3]Paris prosecutors open probe into French supermarket refrigeration cyberattackhindustantimes.com
Reported: 2026-10-13
Paris prosecutors confirmed the cyberattack on French supermarket refrigeration systems and said they have launched a probe into the cyberattack.
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Cyberattack disrupts refrigeration at French supermarkets, heating fridges to 50°C[5]网络攻击致法国超市联网制冷系统升温至50°C并造成大范围中断infotechlead.com
Reported: 2026-10-13
A large-scale cyberattack on connected refrigeration systems disrupted hundreds of French supermarkets, raising temperatures to as high as 50 degrees Celsius for about six hours overnight, spoiling food and causing fires. Intermarche reported approximately 150 affected stores, Carrefour 80 affected supermarkets, Cooperative U 80 of roughly 2,000 stores, and Monoprix about 25 locations (5 percent of its approximately 490 French stores). Retailers discarded affected food to eliminate health risks; potential losses were put at up to €200,000 at a larger hypermarket, with Intermarche's CEO estimating tens of millions of euros in nationwide losses in a single day. ANSSI identified a vulnerability in software supplied by Danfoss, which said the affected units were running outdated firmware, and a threat-intelligence analyst said Spain, Portugal, Poland, Germany and Belgium had also been affected.
2026-10-12
Cyberattack disrupts refrigeration at French supermarket chains, forcing disposal of spoiled food[3]Paris prosecutors open probe into French supermarket refrigeration cyberattackhindustantimes.com
Reported: 2026-10-13
A cyberattack reported on Monday (2026-10-12), affecting Cooperative U's refrigeration systems since Sunday night, remotely triggered forced defrosting of refrigeration systems in hundreds of French stores, causing temperatures to rise and forcing retailers to discard spoiled fresh and frozen food; Paris prosecutors confirmed the attack and said fires had also been sparked. E. Leclerc, Intermarche, Netto and Cooperative U confirmed being targeted, with at least 300 Intermarche and Netto stores, more than 100 Cooperative U outlets and several E. Leclerc stores affected; an industry website reported Carrefour Market and Monoprix were also hit, which those chains had not confirmed. The targeted controls were Danfoss refrigeration regulators including the AK-SM800 and AK-SC355, most belonging to an older generation that no longer receives software or security updates, and France's cyber security agency identified a vulnerability in the Danish company's software and contacted the vendor.
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French PM orders ANSSI to investigate supermarket refrigeration cyberattack[4]Paris prosecutors open probe into French supermarket refrigeration cyberattackgrenadachronicle.com
Reported: 2026-10-13
The cyberattack on connected refrigerators at major French food retailers prompted Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu to order France's National Cybersecurity Agency (ANSSI) to investigate, according to a person in his office. France is coordinating with European counterparts because other countries could also be affected, and authorities are assessing whether other French companies are at risk.
2026-10-12
Cyberattack overheats fridges at French supermarkets including Intermarché and Coopérative U, spoiling food[6]网络攻击致法国多家超市(含Intermarché与Coopérative U)冰箱过热、食品变质cnbc.com
Reported: 2026-10-13
Hackers targeted hundreds of French supermarkets in a cyberattack that caused refrigerators and freezers to overheat to as much as 50 degrees Celsius overnight, spoiling food and producing smoke in some stores, though Les Mousquetaires said no fires had been reported. Chains affected included Carrefour, Monoprix, Les Mousquetaires-owned Intermarché and Coopérative U, and the attack reportedly affected several European countries including Spain, Portugal, Poland, Germany and Belgium. Les Mousquetaires said around 180 stores were affected and it expected losses of several million euros after the cyberattack hit a service provider responsible for managing refrigeration systems inside some stores; Intermarché and Netto removed and disposed of affected products to ensure consumer safety, and Coopérative U's CEO confirmed that cyberattacks had affected refrigeration facilities at several stores.
2026-10-11
Cyberattack disrupts refrigeration at French supermarkets, causing food losses and fires[4]Paris prosecutors open probe into French supermarket refrigeration cyberattackgrenadachronicle.com
Reported: 2026-10-13
A large-scale cyberattack remotely triggered the forced defrosting of connected refrigeration systems at hundreds of supermarkets in France, disrupting refrigeration from Sunday night, raising fridge and freezer temperatures to as high as 50 degrees Celsius, destroying stocks of fresh and frozen products, and causing fires at several stores. At least 300 Intermarche or Netto shops, more than 100 Cooperative U outlets, 80 Carrefour supermarkets, about 5 percent of Monoprix's roughly 490 stores and several E Leclerc stores were affected; Intermarche CEO Thierry Cotillard estimated losses of tens of millions of euros nationwide in a single day. ANSSI identified a vulnerability in software supplied by Danish company Danfoss, which said the affected units were running outdated firmware, and an analyst said Spain, Portugal, Poland, Germany and Belgium were also affected.
Weekdays and relative dates follow the original report; their exact calendar dates have not been verified.

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