Hackers Target Supermarket Refrigeration Systems Across Europe
Original title: Hackers Target Supermarket Refrigeration Systems Across Europe, Raising Freezer Temperatures to 50°C
Attackers raised refrigerator temperatures to 50°C in stores across 10 European countries disrupting food supplies.
Hackers targeted supermarket refrigeration controls in Belgium, Estonia, Finland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Germany, and Sweden. They altered settings causing chilled and frozen food to be removed from sale. No group claimed responsibility and investigators have not identified the attackers.
Unconfirmed: No shared attacker or single entry point confirmed across all incidents
- Affected stores in 10 European countries
- Temperatures raised to 50°C
- Musgrave Group impacted 13 SuperValu stores
- Danfoss equipment linked in multiple incidents
Impact: disrupted food storage and sales
- 1.remove management interfaces from internet
- 2.update firmware
- 3.check temperature settings
- Vendors
- Danfoss
- Products
- refrigeration controllers
- Victims
- supermarket retailers
From the original article
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Hackers have targeted supermarket refrigeration systems across at least 10 European countries, forcing retailers to remove chilled and frozen food from sale after temperature controls were changed. The attacks, reported on Monday, November 2, have raised concerns about the security of connected equipment across Europe’s food supply chain. Some stores reported settings or temperatures reaching […]
By Guru Baran · cybersecuritynews.com
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