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Hackers heat French supermarket fridges, sparking fires and spoiled food
Original: Hackers heat French supermarket fridges, sparking fires and spoiling food
Hackers targeted French supermarkets by remotely raising the temperature of refrigeration units, causing equipment to overheat, sparking fires and spoiling large quantities of chilled food. The incidents have raised alarm about vulnerabilities in connected building and cooling systems used across the retail sector, and prompted questions about how attackers gained access to store infrastructure.
Why now: An unusual cyberattack causing physical damage and food waste in stores has caught attention for highlighting gaps in retail cybersecurity.
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