Second wave of refrigeration cyberattacks hits European supermarkets
Similar attacks affect Delhaize, Carrefour, Coop, and ICA stores in Belgium, Luxembourg, and Sweden three weeks after French incidents.
Three weeks after French supermarket attacks, similar cyberattacks hit shops in Belgium, Luxembourg, and Sweden. Attackers remotely switched evaporators to defrost mode causing food spoilage. Chains including Delhaize, Carrefour, Coop, and ICA reported issues at some stores, with technicians working to disconnect units.
- Delhaize, Carrefour, Coop, and ICA stores in Belgium, Luxembourg, and Sweden affected
- Same remote defrost mechanism as October French attacks
- Sabcobel CEO confirms technician response overnight
- Many units internet-exposed and unpatched
Impact: refrigerated food spoiled by remote defrost activation
- 1.disconnect affected units from the network
- 2.manage fridges over secure internet connection
- Countries
- BelgiumLuxembourgSweden
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Three weeks after the attack that turned refrigeration units in French supermarkets into ovens overnight, similar cyberattacks have hit shops in other European countries and again caused refrigerated food to be spoiled. Belgium, Luxembourg and Sweden affected “[In Belgium,] fridges and freezers have been affected at Delhaize, Carrefour and Spar, among others.
By Zeljka Zorz · helpnetsecurity.com
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