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Hackers reportedly raise supermarket freezer temperatures in Sweden to 55°C

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Several Swedish supermarkets reported that their fridges and freezers were tampered with overnight, with some freezers reaching 55°C and food being ruined. The stores say the affected equipment had links outside their central networks, and investigations are ongoing.

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What to do

  1. Remove public internet access to refrigeration controller management interfaces.
  2. Check controller settings, including defrost schedules, for unauthorised changes.
  3. Restore remote access only through a secure VPN or protected network.
  4. Apply firmware updates and change default passwords on connected refrigeration controllers.

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  1. Mon 2 NovemberHackers Hijack Swedish Supermarket Fridges and Raise Freezer Temperatures to 55°CCyber Security News

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