More European supermarkets are getting their freezers hacked

Grocery stores in several European countries, including Belgium, Sweden, Luxembourg, and Estonia, have been hit by suspected cyberattacks that have caused sudden changes in the temperatures of their fridges and freezers. The attacks, which have been reported by major supermarket chains, have raised concerns about the security of modern supermarket fridges and freezers that are connected to the internet for remote maintenance and system failure alerts. In some cases, the hackers have remotely raised the temperature of the refrigeration units to as high as 50 degrees Celsius (122 Fahrenheit), which can cause food spoilage. This is the latest in a series of suspected cyberattacks on supermarkets, following an incident in France last month that resulted in estimated food spoilage worth millions of euros. The full scale of the incident is yet to be confirmed, but it is clear that the consequences of these hacks can be severe, including the potential loss of perishable goods and the disruption of food supply chains.