European supermarkets hit by new fridge cyberattack

European grocery freezers heat up AGAIN — as another likely cyberattack hits the food supply

European countries are facing another suspected cyberattack — this time affecting dozens of grocery stores in a hit to the EU's food supply. Concerns have continued to grow as another cyberattack affected the cooling units in a number of grocery stores across multiple countries in Europe. ‘They are a deliberate attempt to disrupt our food supply chain and undermine consumers’ confidence in it — a warning that we must take seriously.’The attacks,…

A new cold war: hackers target fridges across the globe

NPR investigated cyberattacks on the digital devices that control industrial refrigerators, revealing the extent to which operational technology is exposed to damage and disruption.

UK food suppliers hit by European cyberattacks

British food suppliers have been caught up in a wave of cyberattacks targeting supermarket refrigerators across Europe, prompting warnings that outdated technology is leaving the UK’s food supply chain exposed. The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) confirmed on Tuesday that vulnerable refrigeration technology had been exploited in a small number of incidents in Britain, after [...]

Supermarket refrigeration systems become a cyberattack target

UK Freezers Appear To Have Been Hacked After EU 'Food Supply Disruption'

Security experts say they “worked through the night” after suspected attacks, which left hot air blowing onto chilled food in other countries.