Refrigerator turned into oven, supermarket freezers in many European countries were attacked again by cyberattacks

In the early morning of November 2, local time, supermarkets in many European countries including Sweden, Belgium, Luxembourg, and Estonia were attacked by hackers. The refrigeration and freezing systems were affected, and the temperature of the freezers was remotely raised to 50 degrees Celsius, causing food to spoil. This is exactly the same as what happened to several supermarket chains in France last month. Belgian prosecutors said today that they have launched a criminal investigation in this regard.

The refrigeration systems of hundreds of supermarkets in multiple French brand chains suffered large-scale cyber attacks on the night of October 11, local time. Hackers remotely controlled the refrigeration equipment to cause the temperature to rise abnormally, causing a large number of fresh and frozen products to deteriorate. The target of the cyberattack at that time was the refrigeration control system of the Danish manufacturer Danfoss equipped in the supermarket involved. It is reported that some of the supermarkets in many European countries that were attacked by cyber attacks today also use Danfoss refrigeration control systems.

An EU spokesperson issued a statement on the 2nd saying that cyber attacks not only affect business operations, but also disrupt people's daily lives. The EU has established a multi-level cybersecurity response mechanism and will continue to cooperate with member states to improve cybersecurity protection and emergency response capabilities.