New Wave of Refrigeration Cyberattacks Hits Supermarkets Across Europe, Forcing Stores to Pull Food
At a glance
- Severity
- Low
- Used in attacks
- No flaws named
- Industries
- Retail & e-commerce
- Reported by
- 1 outlet
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. No chain reported more than several dozen affected stores, and some had to throw away chilled and frozen food or take it off the shelf. Danfoss, a Danish maker of refrigeration controls, …
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2026-11-03 07:27 UTC
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