Europe on alert after supermarket freezers hit by cyber-attacks in nine countries
Summary
Supermarkets in at least nine European countries reported cyber-attacks or refrigeration problems on Monday, with rising freezer temperatures forcing some stores to discard food. European Union officials warned that the incidents could disrupt the food supply chain, while investigations are underway and no one has claimed responsibility.Key Facts
- The affected countries named in the report are Belgium, Estonia, Finland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal and Sweden.
- Temperatures in some refrigeration units reportedly rose as high as 50C (122F).
- Belgian supermarkets reported failures at dozens of stores, and federal prosecutors opened an investigation.
- Musgrave Group said 13 SuperValu stores in Ireland were affected and that restocking chilled and frozen goods was underway.
- In Portugal, the Mosqueteiros group linked incidents at seven Intermarché stores to a cyber-attack that appeared to target an outside refrigeration-system provider.
- Italy's government called a meeting with intelligence chiefs and said the impact was currently very limited.
- The incidents came three weeks after a cyber-attack disrupted as many as 700 French grocery stores, with food losses estimated at tens of millions of euros.
- No one has claimed responsibility for the attacks.
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