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European supermarket fridges hacked again
Hacked supermarket fridges across Europe are being set to defrost in a cyberattack that will likely cause millions of euros worth of damage.
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Supermarket fridges in several European countries were hacked overnight and set to defrost, BNO News reports. Belgium, Luxembourg, Sweden, Ireland, Estonia and the Netherlands were affected. Swedish grocer ICA said several stores had fridges and freezers remotely set to 50°C, enough to spoil food. The article says the attack will likely cost millions of euros and has disrupted food supplies. Unlike typical ransom cases, these hackers appear to want disruption rather than crypto or funds. France saw hundreds of supermarket fridges hit last month, and Intermarché's CEO expects tens of millions of euros in losses in one day. A separate August attack disrupted freezers at six US military bases, and the Pentagon is working with French authorities. Wavestone's Gérôme Billois told The Guardian the culprits could be youths, activists or state-backed actors, naming Iran and Russia.
Why it matters: It shows food infrastructure being targeted for physical disruption rather than profit, a threat pattern that broader cyber risk discussions in crypto also track.
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