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Hackers Target Refrigeration Systems at Hundreds of French Supermarkets

Reports say hackers remotely raised freezer temperatures at French grocery stores, spoiling food and reportedly causing fires.

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  • Reports say hackers remotely accessed refrigeration systems at hundreds of French supermarkets, forcing defrost cycles to run continuously.
  • Temperatures were reportedly raised as high as 122 degrees Fahrenheit, spoiling meat, dairy and frozen food.
  • Reports say the affected systems were made by Danish manufacturer Danfoss and included legacy products no longer receiving security updates.
  • French authorities have opened an investigation, and no person or group has claimed responsibility.
  • Reports cite losses ranging from hundreds of thousands of dollars at individual stores to expectations of tens of millions of euros nationwide.
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Questions whether America's food supply is vulnerable

Activist Post: Hackers Hit Hundreds of French Supermarkets, Destroying Food by Taking Control of Refrigeration Systems
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Activist Post frames the French supermarket hack as a warning that America's own food supply is exposed to cyberattacks.

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Reports hackers set grocery stores ablaze

The Daily Wire: Hackers Set Grocery Stores Ablaze With Remote Freezer Attacks

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The Daily Wire stresses the scale of the damage, reporting fires and millions of euros in losses from the remote freezer attacks.

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Calls the attack a weaponization of food

PJ Media: Hundreds of French Supermarket Freezers Hit by Cyber Attack

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PJ Media highlights the EU commissioner's condemnation and the destruction of up to $11.2 million in products, calling food a weaponized target.

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