A cyberattack hit cooling equipment in roughly 150 to hundreds of French supermarkets belonging to the Intermarché and Coopérative U chains. The malfunctioning systems caused freezers to defrost and spoiled large quantities of fresh and frozen food. Le Monde ↗
According to French media, the attack targeted software from the Danish company Danfoss, which controls a significant portion of the cooling equipment in French stores. The hackers reportedly remotely changed the freezers' settings so that their temperature rose to around 50 degrees Celsius. Telex ↗
Stores had to discard and throw away the affected food. Intermarché stated that in many stores, all affected fresh and frozen products had to be disposed of. The extent of the damage has not yet been precisely calculated, but according to the Groupement Mousquetaires, which oversees the Intermarché chain, it will reach several million euros. Le Figaro ↗
The incident affected multiple supermarkets in France and highlighted the risks associated with remotely controlled technologies used in retail. Cooling systems are crucial for food preservation, and their failure can lead to extensive losses as well as disruption of sales.
The investigation into the attack and the extent of its consequences are ongoing. French retail chains will need to assess the damage to equipment, the scope of spoiled inventory, and further measures to protect cooling infrastructure.
Cyberattack knocked out cooling systems in Intermarché and Coopérative U supermarkets
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Tony potravín musia vyhodiť: Hackeri zaútočili na reťazce supermarketov
zive.sk
| 15:31 12.10.
KYBERÚTOK NA CHLADNIČKY: Supermarkety musia vyhodiť množstvo potravín
teraz.sk
| 15:15 12.10.
F: Cyberangriff auf Supermarktketten stoppt Kühlanlagen
ORF
| 14:08 12.10.
Une cyberattaque a touché les infrastructures frigorifiques de centaines de supermarchés Coopérative U et Intermarché
Le Figaro
| 12:48 12.10.
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