European grocery chains' freezers, refrigerators targeted in apparent cyberattacks
Summary
Grocery chains and food-storage facilities in several European countries reported refrigeration problems on Monday that appear to have resulted from cyberattacks. The incidents changed freezer and refrigerator settings, spoiling food, but companies said the impact was limited and some cases were under control.Key Facts
- Companies reported affected refrigeration systems in Belgium, Sweden, Ireland, the Netherlands and Estonia.
- Sweden’s ICA said a small number of stores outside its central network were affected.
- Coop said seven of its more than 800 Swedish stores were affected and that the incident was contained and under control.
- One ICA store in Sjöbo said its refrigerator and freezer temperatures had been set to 50 degrees Celsius.
- Carrefour said 15 of its 700 stores were affected in Belgium; the stores remained open.
- Irish company Musgrave told RTÉ that 13 SuperValu stores were affected by a suspected cyberattack involving a specific refrigeration model.
- Danfoss told Dutch broadcaster NOS that 17 facilities using its refrigeration systems were affected.
- Similar attacks affected hundreds of French grocery stores the previous month, according to the article.
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