Markets are targeted in Europe: Cyber attack and malfunction notifications came one after another

Swedish media reported that the temperatures in freezers and coolers were increased in the cyber attack in which the cooling systems of some market chains operating in many cities, especially the capital Stockholm, were targeted.

Mats Olsson, the representative of the Ica store in Öland, stated in his statement to the press that the air temperature in the coolers had been increased to 55 degrees and that everywhere in the store when he arrived in the morning was covered with water.

Other branches of Ica stores, in their posts on their social media accounts, stated that many food items were spoiled as a result of the cyber attack on the coolers, and that they were experiencing problems with frozen food.

Another supermarket chain in Sweden, Coop, announced that it was also affected by a cyber attack on coolers.

Coop store representative Carlos Cancino also stated that they received information from 6 branches across the country that there were problems with freezers and refrigerators.

In the news of Belgium's RTL television, it was stated that Delhaize management sent a text message to store managers around 04:00 this morning, warning that there was a sudden increase in temperature in the cooling systems of some stores.

It was stated that the temperatures of coolers and especially freezers in various stores affiliated with the chain suddenly rose to approximately 15 degrees. It was reported that after the temperature increase, store managers and employees took urgent measures to minimize the damage, and some businesses brought refrigerated trucks to protect their products.

It was stated that the economic consequences of the incident have already begun to be felt, and some of the affected stores had to throw away all the products in refrigerators and freezers due to the failure to maintain the cold chain. While it was stated that serious losses may occur, especially in fresh and frozen food products, it was noted that the unit responsible for the cooling systems of the Delhaize group took action to intervene in the problem. While the cause of the incident has not yet been confirmed, it has been reported that the possibility of a cyber attack is being considered.

In the news in the Belgian press, it was stated that approximately 40 stores of Delhaize in the country were affected by the incident. In the statement made by the company, it was noted that some stores in Luxembourg were also affected and "there was a glitch in the information systems". On the other hand, Carrefour and Spar supermarket chains announced that they were affected by the incident. It was stated that there was a malfunction in some refrigerator and freezer units of approximately 15 Carrefour stores, and efforts are continuing to solve the problem.