Cyberattack destroys food at hundreds of French grocery stores

A cyberattack that targeted at least 400 French supermarkets forced the discard of millions of dollars' worth of food due to refrigerator temperatures rising to over 122°F (50°C). The EU Commissioner for Agriculture called the incident a reality where "the weaponization of food has become a reality," while a cybersecurity consultant described the attack as demonstrating a "certain level of sophistication."

The attack may have been continental, with a Dutch supermarket chain reporting network outages at distribution centers, leading to potential "huge gaps on the shelves in the coming days."

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