Covered by 2 outlets — first reported by The Record, Nov 2, 13:00 UTC
Second wave of suspected cyberattacks hits supermarket freezers across Europe
Summary
Refrigeration systems at supermarkets across Europe appear to have been hacked overnight into Monday, November 2, the second such incident in recent weeks. Attackers remotely changed settings on refrigeration controls in countries including Belgium, Sweden and Estonia, warming fridges and freezers. The Hacker News reports that no chain had more than several dozen stores affected, though some had to throw away or pull chilled and frozen food.
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2 outlets, in the order they reported it.
The RecordFirst report
Second wave of suspected cyberattacks hits supermarket freezers across Europe
Supermarket and grocery store refrigerators across Europe appear to have been hacked early Monday — the second such incident in recent weeks where attackers have manipulated temperature controls and caused stock to spoil.
The Hacker News
New Wave of Refrigeration Cyberattacks Hits Supermarkets Across Europe, Forcing Stores to Pull Food
Attackers remotely changed the settings on refrigeration controls at supermarkets in Belgium, Sweden, Estonia and other European countries overnight into Monday, November 2, warming fridges and freezers.