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Hackers force French supermarket fridges to heat to 50C

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

Hackers have hit hundreds of Intermarché and Coopérative U supermarkets across France in what is being called an unprecedented cyber-attack, remotely forcing refrigeration systems to heat up to 50C and putting food supplies at risk. Dutch supermarket chains are also feared to be affected, raising concerns about the vulnerability of critical retail infrastructure across Europe.

Why now: A large-scale attack on supermarket refrigeration raises urgent food-safety and infrastructure-security concerns across Europe.

IntermarchéCoopérative UFrancethe Netherlands

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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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