Science & Tech · Cybersecurity · 3 hrs ago
Cyberattack disrupts supermarket refrigeration systems in France
A cyberattack disrupted refrigeration systems at supermarkets in France.
The attackers took control of software used to manage cooling units remotely and changed how the systems worked.
Some units reportedly heated to 50°C overnight, far beyond the brief temperature rise during normal defrosting.
More than 100 Coopérative U supermarkets and at least 300 Intermarché and Netto stores were affected, along with other major retailers.
The software was supplied by Danish engineering firm Danfoss.
Fresh and frozen food spoiled, with losses reported to amount to millions of euros.
The sources do not say what happens next.
A cyberattack disrupted refrigeration systems at hundreds of supermarket branches in France.
The attackers took control of software managing cooling units and changed how the systems operated.
Some units reportedly heated to as high as 50°C overnight.
Fresh and frozen food spoiled, with losses estimated at millions of euros.
The attack affected retailers including Coopérative U, Intermarché, Netto, Carrefour, Monoprix and E.Leclerc.
- Who
- Supermarket retailers in France, including Coopérative U, Intermarché and Netto.
- What
- A cyberattack disrupted software controlling supermarket refrigeration systems, causing food to spoil.
- When
- Not stated.
- Where
- Supermarkets in France.
- Why
- Not stated.
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- Coopérative U
- More than 100 supermarkets targeted
- Intermarché and Netto
- At least 300 branches affected
- Temperature
- Some units reached 50°C overnight
- Estimated losses
- Millions of euros in spoiled food
- Software provider
- Danfoss
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