France Supermarkets HIT By MASSIVE Cyberattack, Refrigerators Reach 50°C As Food Stocks SPOIL

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A massive cyberattack is reportedly targeting supermarket refrigeration systems across France, causing temperatures to soar to 50 degrees Celsius and putting millions of euros worth of food stocks at risk. Major retailers, including Carrefour, Monoprix, and Intermarché, have reported disruptions, with hundreds of stores potentially affected by the incident. According to reports, refrigeration systems at around 150 Intermarché stores were affected, while Carrefour reported disruptions at approximately 80 locations. Frozen and chilled products were reportedly spoiled, forcing retailers to discard potentially unsafe food. Authorities are investigating the cyber incident, which may have involved outdated firmware and vulnerabilities in connected refrigeration systems. France’s National Cybersecurity Agency, ANSSI, has been brought in to investigate, while reports suggest that the disruption could extend beyond France to other European countries. With potential losses reaching tens of

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