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Hackers heat French supermarket fridges, sparking fires
Original: Hackers heat French supermarket fridges, sparking fires and food losses
French supermarket chain Intermarché has been hit by a cyberattack targeting some 150 stores, in which hackers manipulated refrigeration systems to heat up rather than cool, reportedly sparking small fires and forcing the destruction of large quantities of spoiled food. The incident highlights how cyberattacks on critical infrastructure can cause physical damage, not just data or financial loss, and is drawing discussion about the security of connected industrial systems in retail.
Why now: A cyberattack causing real-world physical damage to stores and food supplies is unusual and alarming.
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- Hackers heat French supermarket fridges, sparking fires and food losses · salaryman777 · 48
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