Hackers caused food chaos in Europe: refrigerators defrosted en masse in supermarkets This is the second cyber attack on refrigeration equipment in European supermarkets in three weeks. The attackers remotely raised the temperature in freezers, causing stores to throw out spoiled food. The attacks affected the Carrefour and Delhaize chains in Belgium, as well as ICA and LOL in Sweden. Cyber ​​attacks on three blood banks in France were also reported, but their connection to the hacking of refrigeration equipment was not proven. How did the hackers gain access to the systems? According to cyber security researcher Lawrence Singier, the cause may be simple errors in equipment protection. Many cooling units are connected to the Internet, use factory passwords or run on outdated software. Following the attacks, the supermarkets began disabling vulnerable systems following recommendations from Danfoss, a company that provides refrigeration monitoring software. Experts warn that such a threat concerns not only large retail chains. Refrigerators in small shops, bakeries and other businesses can be vulnerable, whose owners often don't even suspect that their equipment is accessible via the Internet. The identity of the attackers has not yet been determined.

Hackers caused food chaos in Europe: refrigerators defrosted en masse in supermarkets This is the second cyber attack on refrigeration equipment in European supermarkets in three weeks. The attackers remotely raised the temperature in freezers, causing stores to throw out spoiled food. The attacks affected the Carrefour and Delhaize chains in Belgium, as well as ICA and LOL in Sweden. Cyber ​​attacks on three blood banks in France were also reported, but their connection to the hacking of refrigeration equipment was not proven. How did the hackers gain access to the systems? According to cyber security researcher Lawrence Singier, the cause may be simple errors in equipment protection. Many cooling units are connected to the Internet, use factory passwords or run on outdated software. Following the attacks, the supermarkets began disabling vulnerable systems following recommendations from Danfoss, a company that provides refrigeration monitoring software. Experts warn that such a threat concerns not only large retail chains. Refrigerators in small shops, bakeries and other businesses can be vulnerable, whose owners often don't even suspect that their equipment is accessible via the Internet. The identity of the attackers has not yet been determined.