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...

至少七個歐洲國家的連鎖超市報告冷藏冷凍設備夜間被遠程調至50攝氏度，多國企業與網絡安全機構確認遭黑客攻擊。此次事件與上月法國約700家超市制冷系統被入侵、損失數千萬歐元的手法相似，攻擊者未提贖金要求，疑為蓄意破壞。