Europe's Supermarket Refrigerators Face Cyberattacks — SkimNews
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- Cyberattacks are wreaking havoc on supermarket refrigerators across Europe, making connected refrigeration equipment a source of physical disruption.
- Hackers are turning everyday, internet-connected equipment into physical hazards, taking cyberattacks beyond purely digital targets.
- Food in the affected refrigerators is being spoiled, creating a tangible product loss from the attacks.
- Cyberattacks are causing costly damage, adding a physical cost to the supermarket disruption.
- U.S. supermarkets use similar technology to the supermarket refrigerators targeted across Europe.
Why it matters: For supermarket operators, the immediate material costs are spoiled food and damage to connected refrigeration equipment. The source places the same technology in two national contexts—Europe and the United States—making U.S. exposure a documented fact even though the reported attacks occurred in Europe.
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