Mystery Cyberattack Targets Freezers in Stores Across Europe

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FREDRIK SANDBERG / TT NEWS AGENCY/AFP via Getty Ima A mysterious wave of cyberattacks hit grocery store freezers across Europe, driving temperatures to 122 degrees and forcing grocers to discard massive quantities of spoiled inventory. The coordinated breach targeted remote refrigeration control systems at major retail chains across Belgium, Sweden, Luxembourg, and Ireland. Grocers that were hit included Ahold Delhaize, Colruyt, ICA, Coop, and furniture giant IKEA. “Everything is destroyed,” sales manager Engla Ingwall told Reuters after an overnight attack defrosted her store’s cooling…

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