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Cyberattack triggers mass supermarket fridge defrosting across Europe
Original: 'Unprecedented' Cyberattack cripples supermarket fridges across Europe as hackers activate automatic defrosting — delivery and store prices also impacted by incident
A major cyberattack has hit supermarkets across Europe, remotely activating automatic defrost cycles and disabling commercial refrigerators on a scale experts are calling unprecedented. The incident has disrupted food deliveries and affected in-store prices as retailers scramble to protect stock and restore cooling systems.
Why now: The sheer scale of a single attack disabling supermarket fridges across multiple countries has alarmed retailers and raised concerns about critical infrastructure vulnerabilities.
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- 'Unprecedented' Cyberattack cripples supermarket fridges across Europe as hackers activate automatic defrosting — delivery and store prices also impacted by incident · Tom's Hardware
A cyberattack has hit supermarkets in Europe, disabling refrigerators.
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