Hackers breached cooling systems in hundreds of French supermarkets, raising temperatures inside refrigerators and freezers to as high as +50°C, the BBC reports.
Spoiled food had to be destroyed, with losses estimated at millions of euros.
According to Le Parisien, the attackers exploited a vulnerability in software made by Danish company Danfoss, known since summer 2026. Equipment fires were also reported.
The hackers have not yet been identified.
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Several Dutch supermarket distribution centers came to a standstill Monday due to an online security incident, according to broadcaster NOS.
ReplyDeleteThe Albert Heijn supermarket chain said operations at several of its distribution centers came to a standstill after systems were shut down “preventively,” CEO Margaret Versteden-van Duijn said.
The chain does not know how long the disruption will last, but Versteden-van Duijn told NOS that shelves could empty “if it lasts any longer.”
“That will vary from store to store. That depends on a great many factors,” she noted.
The firm could not yet confirm whether malicious actors had infiltrated the company’s IT systems.
“The investigation is still ongoing. Unfortunately, I cannot say anything about that at the moment,” Versteden-van Duijn said.