Shop fridges and freezers across Europe hit by fresh suspected cyber-attack

Chains in seven countries say cooling unit temperatures rose overnight in incident similar to hack of French shops Who is hacking Europe’s supermarket fridges and freezers, and why? Supermarket chains in at least seven European countries have said the temperatures of refrigerators and freezers in some of their shops soared overnight to as high as 50C (122F), echoing a cyber-attack last month that caused millions of euros of damage in France. Retailers in Belgium, Estonia, Ireland, Finland, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and Sweden reported problems with their refrigeration systems on Monday, and several companies confirmed they had been hacked. Continue reading...

至少七个欧洲国家的连锁超市报告冷藏冷冻设备夜间被远程调至50摄氏度，多国企业与网络安全机构确认遭黑客攻击。此次事件与上月法国约700家超市制冷系统被入侵、损失数千万欧元的手法相似，攻击者未提赎金要求，疑为蓄意破坏。