Lebensmittel: Cyberangriff auf französische Supermärkte
Eine Cyberattacke störte die Funktion von Kühlschränken mehrerer französischer Handelsketten. Lebensmittel müssen weggeworfen werden. Die Staatsanwaltschaft ermittelt.
Düsseldorf, France - The CEO of Coopérative U, the French supermarket chain, has described a cyberattack on multiple supermarket chains as an unprecedented threat to the country's food safety. Dominique Schelcher told the RTL radio station, according to the Financial Times, "They are attacking the food supply of the French." Throughout his professional career, Schelcher said he had never witnessed such a case.
The cyberattack caused fires and destroyed food. Connected refrigerators in the stores had been heated to 50 degrees Celsius overnight, the Paris prosecutor's office reported on Monday. Around 80 of the 2,000 stores at Coopérative U were affected, Schelcher told the Financial Times. Other major French supermarket chains like Intermarché and Netto were also targeted.
Their parent company, Les Mousquetaires, reported that refrigeration systems in about 180 stores were affected. The perpetrators have not been identified yet, Schelcher said. Both the French cybersecurity authority and the Paris prosecutor's office have launched investigations, according to the Financial Times. According to an insider, Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu has tasked the cybersecurity authority with the investigation, and it is aligning with European partners, as other countries might also be affected.
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