The World Economic Forum’s “cyber pandemic” may be entering its opening stages

Just weeks after Bill Gates said “over the next year, we are going to have a lot of NEGATIVE SURPRISES” from AI cyberattacks.

Hackers manipulated refrigeration settings to as high as 122°F, causing widespread food spoilage.

This may explain why governments around the world recently urged citizens to prepare several days’ worth of food and emergency supplies.

The World Economic Forum’s “cyber pandemic” may be entering its opening stages. Five European countries were just hit by cyberattacks that disrupted supermarket refrigerators and freezers—just weeks after Bill Gates said “over the next year, we are going to have a lot of NEGATIVE SURPRISES” from AI cyberattacks. Hackers manipulated refrigeration settings to as high as 122°F, causing widespread food spoilage. This may explain why governments around the world recently urged citizens to prepare several days’ worth of food and emergency supplies.

— Nicolas Hulscher, MPH (@NicHulscher)November 2, 2026

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