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Cyberattack Turns French Supermarket Fridges into Fiery Hazards, Raising Concerns Over Smart Device Security

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Cyberattack Turns French Supermarket Fridges into Fiery Hazards, Raising Concerns Over Smart Device Security

French fridges hacked in country-wide supermarket attack

ITPro

French fridges hacked in country-wide supermarket attack

Internet-connected fridge temperatures raised remotely by hackers, spoiling food and sparking fires

Hackers heat French supermarket fridges, sparking fires and spoiling food

The Hindu

Hackers heat French supermarket fridges, sparking fires and spoiling food

The Paris prosecutor’s office said that a "large-scale" attack was "affecting connected refrigerators in several ⁠major food retailers across France", leading to food losses and fires

Hackers hit hundreds of French supermarkets, pushing fridge temperatures to 50°C

CNBC-TV18

Hackers hit hundreds of French supermarkets, pushing fridge temperatures to 50°C

Hackers hit hundreds of French supermarkets, raising fridge temperatures to 50°C and spoiling food. Carrefour, Intermarché and other retailers reported disruptions as French authorities launched a...

Attackers Heat French Supermarket Fridges Up to 50°C by Hijacking Danfoss Controllers

The Hacker News

Attackers Heat French Supermarket Fridges Up to 50°C by Hijacking Danfoss Controllers

Attackers took remote control of fridges and freezers at hundreds of French supermarkets on the night of October 11 and warmed them, forcing stores to throw food away, several retail chains...

France supermarket cyberattack: How hackers turned fridges into furnaces at 122 degrees and what it reveals about connected devices

Brand Equity

France supermarket cyberattack: How hackers turned fridges into furnaces at 122 degrees and what it reveals about connected devices

A cyberattack on French supermarket chains reportedly manipulated connected refrigeration systems, forcing some units to heat up to 50 degrees C. The incident affected hundreds of stores, caused...

Could hackers target my fridge? French supermarket hack raises fears over home smart devices

Independent

Could hackers target my fridge? French supermarket hack raises fears over home smart devices

Many homeowners have switched from simple fridges to elaborate internet-connected devices

Explainer | Could hackers get into your fridge? What the French supermarket attacks reveal

CNBC-TV18

Explainer | Could hackers get into your fridge? What the French supermarket attacks reveal

From smart refrigerators and security cameras to connected cars, discover how hackers exploit internet-connected devices and the steps you can take to protect your home.

Danfoss says hacked controllers behind 50C French supermarket fridges ran old firmware

Cryptopolitan

Danfoss says hacked controllers behind 50C French supermarket fridges ran old firmware

Danfoss said the refrigeration controllers hackers hijacked to heat French supermarket fridges to 50C were mostly legacy units running outdated firmware.

Hackers hit European supermarket refrigeration systems, spoiling food and forcing stores to dump stock

TechSpot

Hackers hit European supermarket refrigeration systems, spoiling food and forcing stores to dump stock

A spokesperson for the supermarket chain told Bloomberg that attackers infiltrated controls for the cooling systems and activated the defrost mode, which heated them to 50 degrees Celsius, or 122...

Unprecedented Cyberattack Disables Freezers in Hundreds of French Supermarkets, Causing Widespread Food Waste

Cyberattack hits hundreds of French supermarkets, spoils food and triggers fires

Mint

Cyberattack hits hundreds of French supermarkets, spoils food and triggers fires

A major cyberattack disrupted refrigeration systems at hundreds of supermarkets across France, pushing temperatures to 50°C, spoiling food and triggering fires at some stores.

French supermarkets forced to discard food after cyberattack hits refrigeration systems

Firstpost

French supermarkets forced to discard food after cyberattack hits refrigeration systems

A cyberattack exploiting a Danfoss software vulnerability disrupted supermarket refrigeration in France, forcing stores to discard food, while Dutch retailer Ahold Delhaize reported similar issues.

Hundreds of French supermarkets hacked in ‘unprecedented’ cyberattack

Silicon Republic

Hundreds of French supermarkets hacked in ‘unprecedented’ cyberattack

Paris prosecutors have opened a probe into the incident, according to various news outlets.

Cyber attack disables hundreds of French supermarket freezers

Capital Brief

Cyber attack disables hundreds of French supermarket freezers

Major French supermarket chains were hit by a cyberattack on Monday that caused refrigeration systems to defrost, spoiling large amounts of food.

French supermarkets hacked: Danfoss vulnerabilities blamed

The Stack

French supermarkets hacked: Danfoss vulnerabilities blamed

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