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Hackers force French supermarket fridges to 50C in unprecedented attack

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

Hundreds of Intermarché and Coopérative U supermarkets across France have been hit in what is being described as an unprecedented cyber-attack, in which hackers forced refrigeration systems to heat up to 50C. The breach raised food safety fears and prompted stores to empty affected fridges, with Dutch supermarket chains also feared to have been targeted.

Why now: The scale and unusual nature of the attack on supermarket refrigeration has alarmed the public and raised food safety concerns.

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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