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Hackers heat French supermarket freezers to 50 degrees
Original: Hackers raised the temperature of refrigerators and freezers at hundreds of French supermarkets to as high as 50 degrees
Hackers raised the temperature of refrigerators and freezers at hundreds of French supermarkets to as high as 50 degrees Celsius overnight, according to Reuters. The attack reportedly caused fires and large-scale food spoilage, raising concerns about the vulnerability of connected commercial refrigeration systems to cyberattacks.
Why now: An unusual cyberattack causing physical damage to food retail across France is alarming and highly newsworthy.
Evidence
- Hackers raised the temperature of refrigerators and freezers at hundreds of French supermarkets to as high as 50 degrees Celsius (122 degrees Fahrenheit) overnight, causing fires and spoiling food, per Reuters · unusual_whales · 8.4K
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