European supermarket freezers hit by suspected cyberattack – media

Store fridges in Belgium, Sweden and Luxembourg overheated, prompting comparisons with recent incidents in France Dozens of supermarkets in Belgium, Sweden, Luxembourg, Ireland and Estonia reported problems with their refrigeration systems on Monday, raising suspicions of a cyberattack similar to one that disrupted French stores several weeks earlier.In October, cyberattacks disrupted cooling equipment at around 700 French supermarkets, including stores operated by Intermarche, Cooperative U and Carrefour, forcing retailers to discard products. The attackers appeared to have remotely manipulated defrosting mechanisms, causing fridges and freezers to overheat. No group has publicly claimed responsibility.It has not been confirmed whether Monday’s incidents are connected to last month’s attacks or exploited the same software vulnerabilities used to target French supermarket chains.RTL Belgium reported that an alleged cyberattack had affected several dozen stores in Belgium, including around 40 Delhaize outlets and 15 stores each operated by Carrefour and Intermarche. Hackers reportedly activated the defrost mode remotely, causing temperatures to rise and forcing some retailers to dis...