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Hot fridges, a fake nuclear alert and a $6bn heist raise hacking fears

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Alex Pearce, who runs a London fruit and vegetable wholesale business, found two refrigeration units with the defrost light on and panel readings of 150C. The Guardian piece groups this with a fake nuclear alert and a $6bn heist, and says AI is exposing flaws in IT systems. Some experts quoted expect such events to become common.

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  1. Sun 8 NovemberHot fridges, a fake nuclear alert and a $6bn heist: are we in the foothills of a hacking epidemic?The Guardian Technology

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