European supermarket freezers disrupted in suspected cyber-attacks
Original title: Supermarket freezers across Europe hit by second suspected cyber-attack
Chains in at least seven countries reported overnight refrigeration failures, after a French incident last month raised temperatures to 50C.
Supermarket groups in Belgium, Estonia, Ireland, Finland, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and Sweden reported refrigeration and freezer problems on Monday. Several companies, including Carrefour Belgium, Sabcobel, Ikea Belgium, Kitman Coldtech and SuperValu, said they were hit by cyber-attacks; others described technical incidents or did not state a cause. A prior attack in France affected as many as 700 supermarkets and caused losses estimated in the tens of millions of euros. Analysts pointed to internet-reachable refrigeration controllers, including Danfoss units in the French case, but no attacker was named.
Unconfirmed: Not every chain confirmed a cyber-attack, and no shared vulnerability or attacker is identified.
- Sweden’s Coop reported six stores hit; an ICA store said temperatures were set to 50C.
- Ahold Delhaize said dozens of Belgian and Luxembourg stores were affected.
- SuperValu said one refrigeration model in 13 of 223 stores was involved.
- Danfoss said it found flaws last year and had long recommended customer updates.
Impact: Remote override of store refrigeration, spoiling chilled and frozen food
| Product | Affected |
|---|---|
| Danfoss refrigeration controllers | — |
- 1.Install recommended controller updates and remove internet-exposed refrigeration systems.
- Vendors
- Danfoss
- Organizations
- SabcobelKitman Coldtech
From the original article
4 min read at theguardian.com
Supermarket chains in at least seven European countries have said the temperatures of refrigerators and freezers in dozens of their stores soared overnight, prompting fears of a cyber-attack similar to one that caused millions of euros of losses in France.
By fergie · theguardian.com
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