Hackers defrost fridges at hundreds of French supermarkets, Bloomberg says
Hackers broke into the refrigeration systems of hundreds of French supermarkets on Sunday night. Stores had to throw out meat, frozen goods and vegetables.
About 150 Intermarché stores were hit, a spokesman for owner Groupement Mousquetaires told Bloomberg. The attackers set the cooling systems to defrost.
Fridges and freezers heated to 50°C for around six hours, the spokesman said.
Super U and Leclerc also hit
Coopérative U was also targeted, chief executive Dominique Schelcher said on X. Fewer than 100 of its stores were affected, Agence France-Presse reported.
Some Leclerc stores were hit too, French broadcaster BFM reported. Leclerc did not immediately respond to Bloomberg’s request for comment.
A known weak spot
Mousquetaires said the systems were managed by Danfoss, the Danish refrigeration group. It said it was up to the supplier to file a complaint with the authorities.
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