Samsung AI fridges bricked by faulty software update in Korea

On September 22, a software update error during Samsung's internal testing broke AI Family Hub refrigerators in Korea, spoiling food. Samsung suspended the testing and activated an emergency response protocol; the issue was limited to Korea.

• The failure affected Samsung AI Family Hub fridges only in Korea
• Cause was an error in internal testing of a software update on September 22
• Samsung suspended testing and activated an emergency response protocol
• The incident hit just before Chuseok, when fridges were fully stocked