Technology · 4 hours ago
Hackers Make Fridges Heat Up in Hundreds of French Supermarkets
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Hundreds of French stores were hit by a cyber attack that forced fridges and freezers to heat up overnight, spoiling fresh and frozen food worth millions of euros. Chains including Intermarché, Coopérative U, Carrefour and Monoprix were affected after hackers abused older Danfoss refrigeration software. Paris prosecutors opened a large-scale cybercrime inquiry, and France's cybersecurity agency was ordered to investigate while stores dumped unsafe stock.
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