Attackers heat French supermarket refrigeration, spoiling food stocks
Original title: Les supermarchés de l'UE paient d'un firmware de réfrigérateur non mis à jour
Hundreds of stores face losses put at tens to hundreds of millions of euros after defrost cycles were extended.
Overnight Monday, attackers compromised commercial refrigeration controllers at major French supermarket chains, according to the report. Refrigerators, freezers and cold rooms were driven to 50 degrees Celsius, spoiling food, with a few small fires also alleged. Attackers lengthened defrost cycles so the warming looked like routine maintenance. Who did it, and why, remain unknown.
Unconfirmed: Attacker identity and motive are unknown, and the fire and loss figures are not independently confirmed.
- Hundreds of French supermarkets were affected this week.
- Reported losses range from tens to hundreds of millions of euros.
- Systems were heated to 50 degrees Celsius, above 120 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Stores had third parties manage obsolete OT refrigeration firmware.
Impact: Food spoiled after refrigeration systems were heated to 50°C
| Product | Affected |
|---|---|
| commercial refrigeration controllers | — |
- 1.Review third-party management of obsolete refrigeration controller firmware.
- Countries
- France
Indicators of compromise
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Des centaines de magasins ont subi des pertes se chiffrant en millions d'euros parce qu'ils avaient fait appel à des tiers pour gérer le micrologiciel OT obsolète qui pilotait leurs systèmes de climatisation.
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