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European refrigeration cyberattacks spread from supermarkets to French blood storage

Attacks on refrigeration controls have spoiled supermarket food and threatened French plasma stores, while a new US government warning extends concern to transportation and healthcare.

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Chapters · 3

  1. 1Suspected Freezer Hacks Hit Supermarkets in at Least 11 Countries
  2. 2European Supermarket Fridge Hacks Raise Alarm After French Blood Storage Attack
  3. 3European refrigeration cyberattacks spread from supermarkets to French blood storage

Key moments · 17

Supermarket attacks raise refrigeration temperatures across multiple chains

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Delhaize sends overnight warning to store managers

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Belgian and Swedish supermarkets report sudden temperature changes

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Managers report losing control of freezer temperatures

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Belgian disruption forces disposal of €100,000 in food

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Danfoss links European incidents to its products

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EU warns of possible deliberate food supply disruption

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Germany reports supermarket refrigeration incidents

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European Commission to review supermarket cyber defences

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EU urges action after attacks reach at least 11 countries

Al Jazeera ↗

UK reports supermarket refrigeration cyberattack

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French blood storage attack reported, with no samples compromised

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Hackers attempted to heat storage at three French blood banks

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Expert says supermarket attacks exploited long-known vulnerabilities

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French blood service refrigeration attack thwarted before damage

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Kremlin says Russia was not involved in attacks

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US government warns of ongoing threat across industries

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  3. US government warns of ‘ongoing cyber threat’ amid mass hacks of industrial retail and military freezers
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  4. Hackers target blood banks by setting freezers to a boiling 230 degrees
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  5. Attaques contre les frigos en Europe : la Russie affirme ne pas être impliquée dans les cyberattaques
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  2. Hackers Target French Blood Banks, Attempt To Heat Freezers To 230 Degrees
    Times now
  3. ¿Pueden los supermercados españoles sufrir un hackeo como el que ha afectado a otros países de Europa?
    ABC
  4. French blood banks targeted by refrigerator cyberattack - DW.com
    DW.com
  5. El peligroso ciberataque que puso en riesgo las reservas de sangre en Francia
    La Nacion

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  1. Fresh European Fridge Attacks Put Cold-Chain Security in Focus
    Dark Reading
  2. European supermarket fridges got hacked. Again. Here’s what to know - AP News
    AP News
  3. Italy holds emergency talks as supermarket fridge attacks spread across Europe
    Euronews
  4. How hackers are turning grocery store freezers into heaters
    Scientific American Content: Global Science
  5. Caccia agli hacker dei frigo, 'pochi danni ma massima attenzione'
    RSS di - ANSA.it

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  1. Ciberataques golpean refrigeradores de supermercados en Europa
    Perfil.com
  2. The Pentagon is investigating if rogue freezers are tied to cyberattacks in France. Another wave of hacks is hitting supermarkets across Europe
    Technology
  3. New cyberattack on supermarket fridges sweeps across Europe - Reuters
    Reuters
  4. Hackers may have found a surprising new target: Your grocery store’s frozen food aisle
    Fast Company
  5. New cyberattack on European supermarket freezers
    Sydney Morning Herald

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  1. Hackers pushed freezers at hundreds of French supermarkets to 122 degrees. Now the Pentagon is asking whether the same thing hit U.S. military bases
    Technology