
Hacktivists claim attacks on European supermarket refrigeration systems
Hacktivists claimed responsibility for raising refrigeration temperatures to 50°C in hundreds of European supermarkets and medical facilities.
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Hacktivists claimed responsibility for raising refrigeration temperatures to 50°C in hundreds of European supermarkets and medical facilities.

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Smaller attacks hit dozens of stores across seven countries after October wave; food spoilage from switched defrost modes.

Attackers raised refrigerator temperatures to 50°C in stores across 10 European countries disrupting food supplies.

Supermarket refrigeration systems disrupted overnight in six European countries on November 2-3, with Russian-aligned groups suspected but attribution open.

Nine European countries hit as hackers set fridges to 50°C, destroying food stock.

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Attackers remotely altered fridges and freezers in supermarkets across Belgium, Sweden and Estonia, forcing stores to discard spoiled food.

Over 115 stores in Belgium, the Netherlands, Sweden, Luxembourg, Ireland, and Estonia hit after remote temperature changes.

Ahold Delhaize and Colruyt confirmed settings were switched to defrost after similar spoilage at French stores last month.
Food wastage reported as temperatures in supermarket freezers rise to 50-55 degrees C in Belgium Ireland Luxembourg and Sweden.
Hackers remotely set supermarket freezers to 50 degrees C causing spoilage in stores in multiple European countries including Belgium and Sweden.

Hackers remotely triggered defrost mode in supermarket refrigeration systems across Belgium, Luxembourg, Sweden and Estonia, raising temperatures to 50-80°C and causing fires and food losses.

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