Cyberattack Exploits Refrigeration Systems in European Supermarkets, Leading to Food Waste

Attackers remotely manipulated refrigeration controls in European supermarkets, causing temperature increases and food spoilage. The incident highlights vulnerabilities in industrial control systems and the potential for cyberattacks to disrupt critical infrastructure.

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,&nbsp

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