Cyberattack Freezes European Supermarkets, Food Spoiled in Nine Nations
Hackers remotely heated freezer units, forcing retailers to discard food and leaving supermarkets on high alert across the continent.
For many voters this shows how a coordinated cyberattack can cripple everyday shopping, as hackers remotely heated fridges and disrupted supermarkets across Europe, hitting freezers in nine countries.
The fallout was felt in Estonia, Sweden, Portugal and Italy, where many retailers were forced to throw away spoiled food.
European supermarkets now remain on alert, highlighting the urgency of protecting national supply chains.
Original reporting
CNBC
Supermarket fridges are under attack in Europe — here's what's happening
European supermarkets have become the center of another cyberattack, with hackers remotely heating fridges and spoiling food.
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Cyberattack disrupts supermarkets across Europe
Cyberattack disrupts supermarkets across Europe
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Europe on alert after supermarket freezers hit by cyber-attacks in nine countries
Supermarkets have reported problems from Estonia and Sweden to Portugal and Italy and many retainers have been forced to discard food.
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Very cold war: Who’s attacking Europe’s supermarket freezers?
Cold stores in supermarkets across Europe have been targeted in a cyberattack with no clear culprit.
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Russian sabotage tests NATO's eastern flank as Washington reviews troop deployments
This week's hacks of European refrigeration systems underscored for many analysts the stunning breadth of Russia's hybrid war effort -- a campaign that has added attacks on food supply chains to arson, bomb plots, undersea cable threats and airspace incursions across the continent.
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Facts this version was allowed to use
- Hackers remotely heated fridges in European supermarkets during a cyberattack, spoiling food, according to CNBC.
- A cyberattack disrupted supermarkets across Europe, according to Al Jazeera.
- Supermarket freezers were hit by cyber-attacks in nine countries, according to BBC News.
- Cyber-attacks on supermarket freezers affected nine countries, according to BBC News.
- Supermarkets reported problems in Estonia, Sweden, Portugal and Italy, according to BBC News.
- Many retailers were forced to discard food, according to BBC News.
- European supermarkets are on alert following the cyber-attacks, according to BBC News.
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