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Cyber attack hits supermarket refrigeration systems across France

Original: We don't often think of refrigeration as critical infrastructure, lest of all when we talk of 'cyber attacks' targeting

Network-enabled refrigeration units in more than 300 supermarkets in France have reportedly been targeted in a cyber attack, highlighting a rarely discussed vulnerability. The units are described as legacy systems running unpatched software, raising concerns about how everyday infrastructure that keeps food cold can be disrupted remotely and what that means for basic needs.

Why now: The attack exposes an overlooked form of critical infrastructure, prompting discussion about cybersecurity beyond computers and networks.

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• We don't often think of refrigeration as critical infrastructure, lest of all when we talk of 'cyber attacks' targeting the nuts and bolts of living. But here we are reminded of this as legacy & unpatched network-enabled refrigeration units in over 300 supermarkets in France… · JulianOliver · 9

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