Hackers raise fridge temperatures at hundreds of French supermarkets to spoil food
Several major food retailers in France have been targeted by hackers who raised fridge temperatures up to 50 degrees Celsius causing fires and spoiling food.
A sophisticated cyber attack has compromised the refrigeration systems of numerous French supermarkets, causing temperatures to skyrocket and resulting in spoiled food and fires. The French Ministry of Defense and Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu have been actively involved in the investigation, with additional European countries potentially affected.
Notable retailers such as Carrefour, Monoprix, and Intermarché reported significant impacts, with Intermarché alone experiencing fridges raised to a dangerous 50 degrees Celsius for six hours. The Paris prosecutor's office confirmed a large-scale attack targeting connected refrigerators in major food retailers, leading to substantial food losses and property damage.
French retailers have called for full transparency regarding the software supplied by Danish company Danfoss, which cybersecurity experts say contains a vulnerability exploited in the attacks. No immediate estimates of industry-wide losses have been released, but Intermarché CEO Thierry Cotillard warned of "tens of millions of euros" in damages nationwide.
French retail association Eurocommerce emphasized the importance of supply chain resilience following the incident.
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