Hackers Heat Supermarket Fridges to 50°C in France Cyberattack
Hackers reportedly heated supermarket fridges to 50°C in France, spoiling food stocks, while stores in the Netherlands and Belgium faced separate IT outages.
Supermarkets in France are dealing with large food losses after a cyberattack reportedly targeted refrigeration-control systems and forced equipment to heat instead of keeping products cold.
According to French reporting citing BFMTV, the attack began overnight from Sunday to Monday and affected refrigeration systems linked to Danish manufacturer Danfoss. The unknown attackers reportedly abused the defrosting function in older control software, setting some equipment to heat continuously, with temperatures said to have reached 50°C.
The cyber attack impacted several major supermarket chains, including Intermarché, Super U and E.Leclerc. Metro stores and smaller independent businesses, including butcher shops, were also reported to have been hit.
French outlets includingClubic, 01net and Capitalreported that around 150 Intermarché stores may have been affected. The total number of affected...
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