French supermarkets suffer refrigerator shutdown after 'unprecedented' cyberattack
Europe2 sources2 countries🔦 Under-reported49m ago
An unprecedented cyberattack targeted French supermarkets, resulting in the widespread shutdown of refrigeration control systems across more than 400 retail outlets in France.
The malicious campaign specifically compromised outdated refrigeration management equipment, impacting at least 300 shops operating under the Intermarche and Netto brands. Additionally, the disruptions affected over 100 Cooperative U locations and a number of E. Leclerc stores.
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Channel NewsAsia (SG)Emphasizes the technical vulnerability, noting the exploitation of outdated control systems.
TheJournal.ie (Dublin, Ireland) (IE)Focuses on the specific retail brands and companies targeted in the incident.
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