Cybersecurity: Experts warn: Refrigerated shelves are just the beginning – Hackers are targeting medium-sized businesses
The number of cyberattacks is steadily increasing, and artificial intelligence is exacerbating the problem. However, many companies are still not adequately protected. Yet, this could be possible.
Hackers have launched a series of attacks on various industries, including energy and food storage, causing significant disruptions and financial losses. In Poland, wind and solar power plants, as well as a heating plant, were targeted, while in the US, industrial facilities and a blood storage center were hacked. A study by PwC found that 11% of medium-sized businesses experienced a cyberattack this year, with a third suffering production or service outages.
The German digital association Bitkom estimates that cybercrime damages German companies by up to 200 billion euros annually, with a recent attack on refrigerated food storage units in European supermarkets causing millions of euros in losses. French authorities have attributed a recent attack to Iranian hackers.
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