Hackers heat up refrigerators at hundreds of supermarkets: "Unprecedented"
Summary
Several major French supermarket chains were hit by a cyberattack that made refrigeration systems overheat, spoiling food in hundreds of stores. The attack targeted older refrigeration control systems from a Danish manufacturer, causing food loss, some fires, and prompting an official investigation.Key Facts
- The cyberattack affected hundreds of stores from chains like Intermarché, Cooperative U, and E. Leclerc.
- Hackers remotely triggered forced defrosting, raising fridge temperatures and spoiling fresh and frozen food.
- Some stores experienced fires due to the overheating caused by the cyberattack.
- Danfoss, the Danish company supplying the affected refrigeration equipment, said most affected systems were older models without recent security updates.
- French cybersecurity authorities are investigating and working to prevent the attack from spreading to other companies.
- Other supermarket operators like Carrefour and Dutch-based Ahold Delhaize also reported being affected.
- The incident raises concerns about food security and the risks of cyberattacks on critical infrastructure.
- Paris prosecutors opened a formal investigation into the large-scale cyberattack.
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