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Cyberattacks hit European supermarket chains and disrupt refrigeration systems
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Cyberattacks have disrupted European supermarket chains, affecting refrigeration systems at hundreds of stores in France and forcing a major grocer to shut down websites serving customers in Europe and the United States.
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A cyberattack on refrigeration controls disrupted supermarket operations across France, reportedly forcing systems at Intermarché and Coopérative U stores into defrost mode and putting perishable food at risk; reports also named E. Leclerc, Carrefour and Monoprix among potentially affected chains.
Several French supermarket chains were targeted overnight Sunday to Monday in a cyberattack that affected refrigerators in some 150-200 Intermarché stores and almost 100 Coopérative U locations, according to the two retailers.
Some 150-200 Intermarche shops were targeted, along with almost 100 Cooperative U outlets, in the attack, they said. Paris prosecutors confirmed the attack, which reportedly also hit other major chains, and also indicated it had prompted outbreaks of fire.
Hundreds of supermarkets in France were targeted by cyberattacks on Sunday night, disabling refrigeration systems and forcing stores to throw out damaged food.
Attackers remotely defrosted refrigerators at multiple French supermarket chains overnight in a cyberattack that reportedly targeted Danfoss refrigeration controllers. [...]
An estimated 150-200 Intermarché shops were targeted, along with almost 100 Cooperative U outlets French supermarket chains Intermarché and Cooperative U have been hit by an “unprecedented” cyber-attack that caused their refrigerators to defrost, the two retailers have said.
Hundreds of French supermarkets saw their refrigeration systems defrosted, spoiling tons of frozen food. The unprecedented attack has raised serious questions about food security across Europe.
Refrigerators in French supermarkets are being targeted by remote hackers, who are dialing up their temperature to more than 120 degrees. Paris authorities reported Monday that a large-scale cyber-attack is affecting connected refrigerators in several major food retailers across France.
Hackers remotely pushed temperatures as high as 120 degrees in refrigeration units at roughly 500 French supermarkets, spoiling food and causing small fires.
Hackers Hit Hundreds of French Supermarkets, Destroying Food by Taking Control of Refrigeration Systems Hackers remotely took control of supermarket refrigeration systems across France, causing freezers to heat up, destroying food and reportedly starting fires.
Hackers overnight raised the temperatures of refrigerators and freezers at hundreds of French supermarkets to as high as 50 degrees Celsius (122 degrees Fahrenheit), triggering fires and spoiling vast quantities of food.
Major French supermarket chains on Monday said they were hit by a cyberattack that caused their refrigerators to shoot up in temperature in hundreds of stores, forcing spoiled food to be thrown away and raising concerns about food security. FRANCE 24's Selina Sykes reports.
The Paris prosecutor's office said that a "large-scale" attack was "affecting connected refrigerators in several major food retailers across France," leading to food losses and fires.
Hundreds of supermarkets across France have been targeted in an unprecedented cyberattack that remotely altered the temperatures of fridges and freezers, causing large quantities of fresh and frozen food to spoil. Major retailers, including Carrefour, Monoprix, E.
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