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Hackers heat up supermarket fridges, spoiling food across France

Attackers tampered with Danfoss refrigeration controllers, spoiling food at French supermarket chains.

Attackers tampered with Danfoss commercial refrigeration controllers used by Intermarché, Netto, Coopérative U, Carrefour, E.Leclerc, and Monoprix, forcing stores across France to discard refrigerated and frozen food. Le Monde reported defrost cycles were extended from one to eight hours; some equipment reportedly reached about 50°C, with damaged gear and fires also reported. Danfoss said most affected units were unsupported legacy AK-SM800 and AK-SC355 systems. Les Mousquetaires estimates several million euros in losses, and the Paris prosecutor’s office has opened an investigation. No attacker has been identified, and no link has been established to a separate Ahold Delhaize network incident.

Malwarebytes Labsupdated Oct 15, 19:23 UTC · 1d agofirst Oct 13, 11:17 UTC · 3d agoExploit / PoC in the wild 19 sources2· 1 read

Cyberattack shuts down refrigerators at French supermarkets

Attackers remotely defrosted refrigerators at 250–350 French supermarkets via Danfoss controllers.

Attackers remotely hijacked older Danfoss refrigeration controllers overnight and used a built-in defrost function to raise refrigerator temperatures at French supermarket chains including Intermarché, Coopérative U, Carrefour Market, Monoprix, Leclerc, and Super U. Reports put the impact at 250 to 350 stores, with food waste and financial losses; the Paris prosecutor’s office opened an investigation that also covers reported fires. How the controllers were compromised is unknown. CISA warned in May 2025 about high-severity authentication-bypass CVE-2025-41450 in Danfoss AK-SM 8xxA systems used in food retail, but no evidence yet ties that flaw to this attack.

BleepingComputerupdated Oct 15, 19:23 UTC · 1d agofirst Oct 12, 15:23 UTC · 4d agoExploit / PoC in the wild 19 sources CVE-2025-41450

French supermarket chains say cyberattack forced refrigerator shutdown

A cyberattack on French chains Intermarche and Cooperative U forced store refrigerators to defrost, spoiling food and sparking fires.

Major French retailers Intermarche and Cooperative U told AFP that a cyberattack forced refrigerators to defrost in roughly 150-200 Intermarche stores and nearly 100 Cooperative U outlets. Paris prosecutors confirmed the incident and said it also prompted fires. BFM TV reported that E. Leclerc was similarly affected, though the chain did not immediately confirm. Affected stores must discard fresh and frozen products; attackers, malware, and any ransom demand were not named.

DataBreaches.netOct 12, 13:19 UTC · 4d agoData breach in the wild 2 sources1

FBI, French authorities seize deepfake CSAM-for-sale websites

FBI and French authorities seized two CSAM-for-sale sites and arrested a 25-year-old alleged administrator.

The FBI and French prosecutors shut down NudeLeaksTeens and NLTVIDS, sites that sold stolen and AI-generated child sexual abuse material. A 25-year-old French resident was arrested as the alleged primary administrator. Investigators say some material was taken from hacked Snapchat, TikTok, Instagram, and Facebook accounts, and one 189GB collection was priced at $64.90. The filings also cite the TAKE IT DOWN Act, which criminalizes nonconsensual intimate deepfakes.

CyberScoopOct 7, 17:05 UTC · 9d agoPolicy & legal6· 1 read

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Hackers heat up supermarket fridges, spoiling food across France

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French supermarket chains say cyberattack forced refrigerator shutdown

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