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Cyber attack on French supermarket fridges spoils food worth millions
Original: Fridges in French supermarkets hit by cyber attack
Hundreds of supermarkets across France were hit by an overnight cyber attack that disrupted the refrigeration systems used to store fresh and frozen food. The failure caused spoilage estimated at millions of euros, with BBC News reporting that stores scrambled to assess losses. The incident raises fresh concerns about the vulnerability of everyday retail infrastructure to digital attacks.
Why now: The scale of the disruption and food losses in a major European retail sector is drawing wide attention.
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Evidence
- Fridges in French supermarkets hit by cyber attack · BBC News
Hundreds of stores were targeted by the overnight hack, which spoiled fresh and frozen food estimated to be worth millions of euros.
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