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Suspected Cyber Attacks Target Supermarket Refrigeration Systems Across Europe
Dozens of supermarkets in Sweden, Belgium, Luxembourg, and Ireland have been hit by suspected cyberattacks that caused refrigeration and freezer temperatures to rise sharply overnight. The incident has resulted in widespread food spoilage and follows a similar wave of attacks that previously caused millions of euros in losses for French retailers.
Referenced News Coverage (9 sources)
- ‘It’s very scary’: Fridge temperatures soar in European supermarkets after suspected hack (The Independent UK)
- UK on alert for cyber criminals who hacked into freezers in supermarkets across Europe causing them to defrost and catch fire - as British retailers warned to patch vulnerabilities before it happens here (Daily Mail)
- Supermarket freezers across Europe cranked up to 50°C after they’re hacked (Metro UK)
- Supermarket freezers across Europe hit by second suspected cyber-attack (The Guardian)
- Shop freezers in seven European countries hit by suspected cyber-attack (BBC News)
- 'Everything is destroyed': Hackers target refrigerators in new cyber attacks (Sky News)
- Freezers at supermarkets in several European countries hit by apparent cyberattacks (The Independent UK)
- Supermarket freezers soar to 55C across Europe as cyberattacks spread (The Times)
- Suspected cyberattacks trigger supermarket fridge failures across Europe (Al Jazeera English)