European supermarket fridges attacked in cold-chain waves
Original title: Fresh European Fridge Attacks Put Cold-Chain Security in Focus
Smaller attacks hit dozens of stores across seven countries after October wave; food spoilage from switched defrost modes.
Unknown threat actors switched supermarket refrigeration to defrost mode in multiple European countries, raising temperatures to 122°F and causing spoilage. The latest attacks are smaller than the October wave that affected over 700 stores mainly in France. Supermarket chains including Carrefour, Ahold Delhaize and Coop confirmed limited impacts in Belgium, Germany, Netherlands, Portugal, Poland, Spain, Luxembourg, Estonia, Ireland, Sweden and Finland. Beyond food, similar risks apply to other temperature-controlled infrastructure.
Unconfirmed: Threat actor identity unknown
- Impacted stores in 12 countries
- Temperatures raised to 122°F
- Food spoilage confirmed
- Carrefour hit 15 stores in Belgium
- Copeland refrigeration tech involved
Impact: food spoilage from high temperatures in switched defrost mode
- Victims
- European supermarkets
From the original article
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Beyond food storage, the same combination of Internet connectivity, remote access, and inadequate security practices can put temperature-controlled infrastructure across other critical sectors at risk.
By Jai Vijayan · darkreading.com
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