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European Grocery Chains Targeted in Apparent Refrigerator Cyberattacks
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Refrigeration systems in grocery stores across several European countries have malfunctioned due to apparent cyberattacks altering temperature settings and causing food spoilage.
- Refrigeration and freezer systems malfunctioned starting Monday in Belgium, Sweden, Ireland, The Netherlands, and Estonia.
- Cyberattacks altered the settings of the refrigeration units, resulting in food spoilage.
- The attacks primarily targeted smaller stores and a limited number of retail locations within each chain.
- Swedish grocery chains ICA and Coop confirmed that a small number of their stores were affected, with Coop noting seven out of over 800 stores were impacted.
- An ICA store in Sjöbo, Sweden, reported that its refrigerators and freezers were hacked and the temperature was set to 50 degrees.
- Coop stated the incident occurred ahead of a planned system upgrade following a similar cyberattack in France last month where temperatures were similarly set to 50 degrees Celsius.
- Belgian supermarket chains Delhaize and Carrefour reported limited impacts, with Carrefour noting 15 of its 700 stores were affected and remained open.
- Irish chain SuperValu's parent company, Musgrave, reported 13 stores affected due to a specific refrigeration model targeted by a suspected cyberattack.
- Dutch refrigeration company Danfoss stated that 17 facilities using its systems were affected by a cyberattack similar to the one that hit France last month.
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