Hackers remotely heat fridges at 150 French Intermarché stores, sparking fires and food losses
cataflam · hn · 2026-10-12
French supermarket chain Intermarché was hit by a cyberattack that remotely heated smart fridges across roughly 150 stores, per BBC and Reuters, causing fires and significant food losses. The incident highlights real-world security risks of connected IoT commercial equipment.
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