European Supermarket Freezers Targeted in Cyber Attacks
💡 Why it matters
These attacks caused millions in food waste, disrupted supply chains, and highlight the urgent need for retailers to harden operational technology against similar threats.
Dozens of supermarkets across seven European countries had to discard massive amounts of food after hackers targeted refrigerators and freezers. M&S reported a £355m profit recovery more than a year after its own cyber-attack shut down its website for six weeks.
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📡 Where we spotted it (3)
BBC News
'All this food is now useless': Piles of rubbish after shop freezers hit by cyber-attack
2d ago
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The Guardian
M&S takes more than a year to recover from cyber-attack as profits bounce back to £355m
14h ago
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Hacker News
Supermarket freezers across Europe hit by second suspected cyber-attack
2d ago
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