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Cyberattacks push French supermarket fridges to 50°C, spoiling stock
Original: Cyberattacks crank French supermarket refrigeration systems up to 50°C Stock spoiled at hundreds of stores as manufactur
Cyberattacks targeted refrigeration systems at hundreds of French supermarkets, heating the units to 50°C and causing widespread spoilage of fresh food. The equipment manufacturer said the affected systems were running outdated firmware. The incident has drawn attention to the cybersecurity risks of connected refrigeration and other internet-facing infrastructure in retail.
Why now: Hundreds of stores lost stock to a novel attack that weaponised connected cooling equipment, raising fresh concerns about vulnerable IoT firmware.
French supermarketsrefrigeration equipment manufacturerFrance
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- Cyberattacks crank French supermarket refrigeration systems up to 50°C Stock spoiled at hundreds of stores as manufacturer says affected equipment ran outdated firmware https://www. theregister.com/security/2026/… · techwire@gamefan.net · 1
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