Cyberattack on French supermarkets causes fires, millions in losses
A cyberattack targeting supermarket refrigeration systems has left shelves empty across France.
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A cyberattack targeting supermarket refrigeration systems has left shelves empty across France.
Hackers raise temperatures in supermarket fridges, sparking fires and spoiling food in 'large-scale' cyberattack.
Hundreds of stores were targeted by the overnight hack, which spoiled fresh and frozen food estimated to be worth millions of euros.
Major French supermarket chains Intermarché and Coopérative U were hit by a cyberattack that caused their refrigerators to defrost, the two retailers told AFP Monday. Some 150-200 Intermarché shops were targeted, along with almost 100 Coopérative U outlets, in the attack, they said. Paris prosecutors confirmed the attack, which reportedly also hit other major chains, and also indicated it had prompted outbreaks of fire. BFM TV said France’s largest supermarket chain E. Leclerc was also affected,...
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Hong Kong-headquartered DFI Retail Group, which owns and operates the city’s largest supermarket network, says it will continue to invest in new stores even though consumers remain cautious. Darren Chan, the group’s managing director for food in Hong Kong and Macau, said DFI – whose supermarket chains include Wellcome and Market Place in Hong Kong – was also “looking for opportunities to strengthen” its network where there was “clear customer demand and attractive long-term returns”. “We invest...