EU law will not force fixes for attacked end-of-life fridge controllers
Paris prosecutors put victims near 700 after French supermarket controllers were driven into a 50°C defrost.
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11 articles · newest firstResearchers warned attackers could 'defrost the food' months before French supermarkets got hit
Attackers compromised exposed Danfoss and Copeland refrigeration controllers, spoiling food at nearly 700 French supermarkets.
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Supermarket Refrigeration Attack Widens to Copeland, Dixell Controllers
ANSSI says the French supermarket refrigeration attack also hit Copeland and Dixell controllers, affecting about 700 stores.
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Attackers Heat French Supermarket Fridges Up to 50°C by Hijacking Danfoss Controllers
Attackers remotely heated Danfoss fridge controllers at hundreds of French supermarkets, spoiling stock and causing tens of millions in losses.
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Cyberattack disrupts refrigeration at hundreds of French supermarkets
Attackers remotely triggered defrost on Danfoss controllers, spoiling food at hundreds of French supermarkets.
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French Tax Data Theft Using Stolen Staff Passwords Went Undetected for Seven Weeks
Attackers with infostealer-stolen DGFIP staff passwords scraped French tax data on 350,000 individuals and 250,000 businesses, undetected for seven weeks.
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France Establishes New Government-Focused Cyber Incident Response Unit
France created REACTIV, an ANSSI-led interministerial cyber incident response unit for state services, after the DGFiP breach exposed up to 678,000 taxpayers.
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Risky Bulletin: BEC campaign steals €35 million from French notaries
Hackers stole over €35 million from 500+ French notary offices in a four-year BEC campaign; ANSSI spent two years helping evict the attackers.
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G7 Urges Fast-Track on Quantum-Safe Cybersecurity Rules
G7 cybersecurity agencies led by France's ANSSI urged accelerated transition to post-quantum cryptography, prioritizing critical systems and phased, risk-based migration.
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The G7 tells industry to hurry up and prep for post-quantum encryption
A G7 working group report urges governments and industry to accelerate post-quantum cryptography migration, framing quantum risk as a near-term economic threat.
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France’s tax authority admits hackers made off with data on 678,000 individuals
An attacker used stolen credentials and an MFA bypass to steal tax data on 678,000 individuals from France's tax authority DGFiP.
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