Europe hit by another wave of grocery store freezer hacks
The new incidents come weeks after a cyberattack on fridges and freezers in France that forced supermarkets to throw away food.
Europe is experiencing another wave of grocery store freezer hacks, with refrigeration issues affecting stores in Sweden and Belgium. The problems echo a recent cyberattack that targeted French supermarkets, forcing supermarkets to discard food. Swedish supermarket chains ICA and Coop have confirmed cooling problems at several of their stores.
Coop reported that seven out of its over 800 stores were affected overnight, and they are managing the situation. ICA's spokesperson said an overnight incident impacted the refrigeration and freezer systems of a small number of its stores. Staff were unable to adjust the temperature, with some freezers set to 50 degrees Celsius.
In Belgium, Delhaize, a retail company, confirmed an IT incident affecting refrigeration systems in some of its stores, with one manager having to discard the contents of her fridges and freezers. No connection between the French attack and the current disruptions has been established, making this a developing story.
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