Cyberattack hits 700 French supermarkets, disrupts refrigeration

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 13 Oct, 17:38 · Archive

About 700 French supermarkets have been hit by cyberattacks that overheated refrigeration systems.

Cyberattacks have overheated refrigeration systems at about 700 of France's 10,000 supermarkets. Some stores have been forced to discard food, and the Paris prosecutor's office is investigating the extent of damage, including possible fires.

Dominique Schelcher, CEO of French grocery chain Cooperative U, said 80 of the company's 2,000 stores were affected. Most prevented disruptions to refrigeration, but some had to dispose of stock. Schelcher described the attack as 'unprecedented, extremely serious, and unacceptable'.

Danish technology company Danfoss, which supplied the refrigeration management software, said most affected systems were older products no longer receiving security updates. Danfoss advised customers to keep systems updated and operate behind firewalls. The company said it was working with affected customers to limit damage.

Dutch supermarket giant Ahold Delhaize, which operates Albert Heijn in the Netherlands, Delhaize in Belgium and Stop & Shop in the United States, shut down European and US websites following what it described as a security issue. The company declined to provide further details about the incident.

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• Cyberattack targeting refrigeration systems hits 700 supermarkets, French government saysCyberattacks have disrupted European supermarket chains, causing refrigeration systems to overheat at hundreds of stores in France.Clickorlando · 13 Oct, 16:56
• Cyberattack targeting refrigeration systems hits 700 supermarkets, French government saysCyberattacks have disrupted European supermarket chains, causing refrigeration systems to overheat at hundreds of stores in France.News4Jax · 13 Oct, 16:56

In this story: France · Roland Lescure · Dominique Schelcher · Cooperative U · Danfoss · Ahold Delhaize

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