Cyber-attack disrupts refrigeration in European supermarkets
Original title: Cyber-Attack on Refrigeration Systems Hits Supermarkets Across Europe
Nine European countries hit as hackers set fridges to 50°C, destroying food stock.
Supermarkets in at least nine European countries have been impacted by a cyber-attack on their refrigeration systems, resulting in food stock being destroyed. Reports emerged from Belgium, Estonia, Finland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal and Sweden. The Irish Times confirmed a specific model of refrigerator affected at SuperValu, with chilled and frozen products removed from 13 stores. Sweden's NCSC is monitoring incidents affecting grocery refrigeration systems. The EU Agriculture Commissioner called the attacks a deliberate attempt to disrupt food supplies.
Unconfirmed: No threat actor has claimed responsibility for the attacks
- Nine European countries impacted
- Temperatures set to 50°C in affected fridges
- SuperValu removes products from 13 stores
- NCSC monitoring grocery trade incidents
- Similar to October attacks on Danfoss and Copeland
Impact: food stock destroyed by elevated temperatures
- 1.remove chilled and frozen products from shelves
- 2.monitor for similar incidents
- Products
- refrigeration systems
- Victims
- SuperValuICA SwedenIkea
From the original article
3 min read at infosecurity-magazine.com
The incident has reportedly resulted in temperatures being changed on supermarket refrigerators, reminiscent of an attack that affected French retailers last month
By James Coker · infosecurity-magazine.com
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