European supermarkets hit by new fridge cyber attack
STOCKHOLM: Ahold Delhaize and Colruyt said on Monday that an IT incident overnight hit fridges and freezers in dozens of stores in Belgium and Luxembourg, while Swedish grocers ICA and Coop reported similar temperature spikes, with one store blaming a cyberattack. The incidents follow an attack in France last month, in which police said hackers seized control of cooling units at hundreds of…
European supermarkets are experiencing a cyber attack that has affected fridges and freezers in stores across Belgium, Luxembourg, Sweden, and Estonia. The incidents come after a similar attack in France last month, which saw hackers take control of cooling units at hundreds of supermarkets, causing temperatures to soar to 50 degrees Celsius.
Last month, Dutch police reported a cybersecurity incident at Ahold Delhaize, but the company has not confirmed this as the cause of the latest attacks. Delhaize and Colruyt informed authorities that several of their stores in Belgium and Luxembourg had their cooling systems compromised overnight. Swedish grocers ICA and Coop reported their own refrigeration and freezer systems being hacked, with one ICA store stating temperatures had been set to 50 degrees Celsius.
Estonian supermarket chain, which also had its refrigeration units affected, is the latest addition to this growing list of cyber attacks. With an increasing number of devices being remotely monitored and controlled, cybersecurity experts warn of the growing risk of cybercriminals targeting these systems.
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