Cyberattack Hits Supermarket Freezers Across Nine European Countries

Supermarkets from Estonia and Sweden to Portugal and Italy reportedly saw fridge and freezer temperatures remotely raised, forcing many stores to discard food. Multiple outlets, including BBC and Al Jazeera, report the attacks, with the Danfoss link claimed by a Telegram channel.

Europe · Sweden · Belgium · Luxembourg · Estonia · Cyberattack

Sources

• Europe on alert after supermarket freezers hit by cyber-attacks in nine countries (BBC)
• UK meat industry hit by cyber-attack which targeted European supermarket freezers (BBC)
• Who is hacking Europe’s supermarket fridges and freezers, and why? (The Guardian)
• 'All this food is now useless': Piles of rubbish after shop freezers hit by cyber-attack (BBC)
• European supermarkets targeted in second reported cyberattack (DW)
• 🇪🇺👨‍💻❓ - A Cyberattack has hit Danfoss fridges across Europe. Supermarkets in Sweden, Belgium, Luxembourg, Estonia, Ireland the Netherlands and Finland are all reporting temperature issues with their… (geopwatch on Telegram)
• Freezers in Sweden, Belgium overheat following possible cyberattacks (Al Jazeera)
• Supermarket freezers in Belgium and Sweden hit by suspected cyber-attack (BBC)
• Supermarket freezers across Europe hit by second suspected cyber-attack (The Guardian)

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