Hackers hit European supermarket refrigeration systems, spoiling food and forcing stores to dump stock
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In a nutshell: Cyber attackers are causing major headaches for grocery shoppers across Europe. On Sunday night, hackers targeted refrigeration systems at around 150 Intermarché stores, forcing employees to toss out food that is no longer safe to consume. And that's only the tip of the iceberg.
A spokesperson for the supermarket chain told Bloomberg that attackers infiltrated controls for the cooling systems and activated the defrost mode, which heated them to 50 degrees Celsius, or 122 degrees Fahrenheit. Roughly six hours passed before employees noticed. By that time, all of the food in the coolers had been ruined.
The attack wasn't limited to Intermarché stores. According to Agence France-Presse, fewer than 100 Cooperative U stores were also hit. BMF added that some Leclerc stores were also impacted. La Dépêche reportsthat electronic...
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