Cyberattack heats French supermarket fridges to 50°C, spoiling entire food stocks
birchlse · x · 2026-10-13
A major cyberattack hit refrigeration systems across French supermarket chains including Intermarché, per BFMTV. Hackers exploited the defrost function of older Danfoss refrigeration-control software, forcing equipment to heat continuously — temperatures reportedly reached 50°C, destroying entire stocks within hours. The sharer notes AI may reverse the trend of connecting things to the internet that have no business being connected.
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