More European grocery stores hit by apparent fridge-freezer hacks
Summary
Grocery chains in Belgium, Luxembourg and Sweden reported refrigerator and freezer failures on Monday, causing some stores to discard spoiled food. Companies and officials had not confirmed that the latest incidents were cyberattacks, though a Belgian refrigeration-company executive blamed an attack and the reports followed similar incidents in France last month.Key Facts
- Ahold Delhaize and Colruyt reported overnight IT incidents that caused temperature spikes in stores in Belgium and Luxembourg.
- Swedish chains ICA and Coop also reported refrigeration problems on Monday.
- Coop said six of its roughly 800 Swedish stores were affected and had to throw away food.
- ICA said a limited number of its stores were affected but did not provide a count.
- ICA and Coop said they had no immediate information confirming a cyberattack on their systems.
- Sabcobel CEO Stephan Moelans said a cyberattack switched refrigeration units into defrost mode and that technicians disconnected affected units from the network.
- French chains E. Leclerc, Intermarché and Cooperative U reported cyberattacks on refrigeration systems less than three weeks earlier.
- In the October incidents, hundreds of French stores reportedly faced rising refrigerator temperatures and discarded food.
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