Supermarket freezers in 4 European countries hit by apparent cyberattack
Dozens of supermarkets in seven European countries dumped huge quantities of food after refrigerators and freezers were targeted in a cyber-attack.
Key points
- The problems follow a case last month in which attackers remotely took control of refrigeration systems in hundreds of supermarkets across France, sending temperatures soaring.
- Supermarkets have reported problems from Estonia and Sweden to Portugal and Italy and many retainers have been forced to discard food.
The temperature of freezers in several shops across Europe reportedly rose to as high as 50C.
Supermarkets in countries including Ireland, Sweden and Belgium reported fridges being hiked in temperature on Monday.
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