Supermarket freezers across Europe hit by second suspected cyber-attack
Supermarket chains across Sweden, Belgium, and Luxembourg have reported temperature spikes in their refrigeration systems due to suspected cyber-attacks. This incident mirrors a similar attack in France last October that resulted in significant food spoilage.
Why it matters
The targeting of critical food supply chain infrastructure highlights growing vulnerabilities in industrial IoT and retail security.
An ICA employee in Stockholm cleans out a fridge after supermarket cooling systems across Europe were hit by temperature problems overnight, causing massive food losses. Photograph: Fredrik Sandberg/TT NEWS AGENCY/AFP/Getty Images An ICA employee in Stockholm cleans out a fridge after supermarket cooling systems across Europe were hit by temperature problems overnight, causing massive food losses. Photograph: Fredrik Sandberg/TT NEWS AGENCY/AFP/Getty Images Sweden Supermarket freezers across Europe hit by second suspected cyber-attack Chains in Sweden, Belgium and Luxembourg said fridge temperatures rose overnight, similar to hack that hit French stores in October
Prefer the Guardian on Google Supermarket chains in Sweden , Belgium and Luxembourg have said the temperatures of their refrigerators and freezers in dozens of stores rose overnight, prompting fears of a cyber-attack similar to one that caused millions of euros of food losses in France.
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