Hacktivists claim attacks on European supermarket refrigeration systems
Original title: Turning Up the Heat: Inside the Attacks on Europe’s Refrigeration System
Hacktivists claimed responsibility for raising refrigeration temperatures to 50°C in hundreds of European supermarkets and medical facilities.
Unit 42 monitored cyberattacks on refrigeration controllers across Europe since October 2026. Actors set systems to defrost mode, spoiling food in supermarkets and causing fires in some cases. The first wave hit France in October 2026 with a second wave expanding to over 10 countries in November. NoName057(16) and Z-Pentest claimed responsibility via Telegram, though unverified. CISA released an advisory on potential exploitation.
Unconfirmed: Hacktivist claims of responsibility remain unverified.
- Attacks affected approximately 800 supermarkets and medical facilities
- Temperatures raised to 50°C (122°F) in some cases
- Over 5,000 exposed devices identified in France
- Hacktivist claims remain unverified
Impact: spoiled food in supermarkets and medical facilities
- 1.Use Cortex Xpanse to identify exposed devices
- 2.Apply Frontier Virtual Patching to block exploit attempts
- 3.Engage Unit 42 Continuous Frontier AI Defense for exposure tracking
- Vendors
- Palo Alto Networks
- Products
- refrigeration systems
- Threat actors
- NoName057(16)Z-Pentest
- Countries
- FranceEuropean countries
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