Cyber-attacks reportedly pushed European supermarket freezers to 50C, forcing food disposal
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A chain of cyber-attacks reportedly switched supermarket freezers across Europe, from Finland to Ireland, into defrost mode, with some reaching 50C and food worth millions of euros discarded. Russian hacktivists claimed some of the sabotage, but the article notes that attribution is unclear and Iran, Iranian proxies, North Korea or independent hackers could also be responsible. The piece argues that connected industrial systems need stronger defences.
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- Businesses can take up the cyber-defence training that governments offer to retailers and other companies.
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The Guardian Technology