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Hackers heat French supermarket fridges to 50C in unprecedented attack

Original: Hackers force French supermarket fridges to heat up to 50C in ‘unprecedented’ cyber-attack

Hackers have carried out what investigators call an unprecedented cyber-attack on French supermarket refrigeration systems, forcing fridges in hundreds of Intermarché and Coopérative U shops to heat up to 50C. The attack risks large-scale food spoilage, with fears that Dutch supermarket chains have also been affected. It highlights how connected industrial systems in retail can be weaponised, and authorities are working to assess the damage and identify those responsible.

Why now: The scale and unusual nature of the attack, disrupting food safety at hundreds of stores and possibly spreading abroad, is drawing wide attention.

IntermarchéCoopérative UFranceNetherlands

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• Hackers force French supermarket fridges to heat up to 50C in ‘unprecedented’ cyber-attack · The Guardian

  Hundreds of Intermarché shops and Coopérative U outlets in France hit, with fears Dutch chains also affected

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