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

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Hundreds of Intermarché shops and Coopérative U outlets in France hit, with fears Dutch chains also affected Hackers have forced the temperature of many French supermarket fridges up to 50C (122F) overnight, sparking fires and food losses at several hundred stores across the country in an “unprecedented” cyber-attack. The report also notes that The Paris prosecutor’s office stated on Monday ⁠the large-scale attack was “affecting connected refrigerators ⁠in several ​major food retailers across France”. Reported damage included “food losses and fires”, it added.

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