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Over 350 French supermarkets affected by cyber attack on Danfoss
Danish refrigeration systems provider Danfoss suffered a massive cyberattack targeting connected refrigeration systems that affected over 350 stores across France.
HeadquarteredinNordborg,Denmark,Danfossisanengineeringandmanufacturingcompanydevelopingenergy-efficienttechnologies forclimate,food,andindustrialsectors.InFrance,itsuppliesrefrigerationsystemstosupermarkets,helpingpreserveperishable goodsandmaintainfoodsafety.Its clientsincludeIntermarché,CoopérativeU,CarrefourMarket,Monoprix,E.Leclerc,andSuperU.
Recently, French media reported that Danfoss suffered a significant cyber attack inwhichthreatactorscompromisedinternet-connected refrigerationsystemsandincreasedrefrigeratorandfreezertemperaturesathundredsofsupermarketsacrossFrancetoashighas50°Covernight,resultinginfoodspoilageandfires.
TheChairmanandCEOofCoopérativeUconfirmedthatthecyber attackhaddisruptedrefrigerationfacilitiesatseveralstoreswithin thesupermarketnetwork.
AnIntermarchéspokespersonalsoconfirmedthatacyberattacktargetingaserviceproviderresponsibleformanagingin-store refrigerationsystemshaddisruptedoperations,leavingsomefreshandfrozenfooddisplayunitsoutofservice.
“Intermarché and Netto have taken all necessary precautions to remove the products from these units as quickly as possible. We don’t have further information currently, nor a specific list of affected stores to share with you,” the spokesperson said.
French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu has directed the National Cybersecurity Agency (ANSSI) to investigate the incident.
Agriculture and Food Commissioner Christophe Hansen also strongly condemned the cyber attack affecting food products at Intermarché, Coopérative U, and E.Leclerc supermarkets.
At the time of publishing, no known hacker group claimed responsibility for the cyber attack on Danfoss. The company also did not share details on who was behind the attack or whether it had received a ransom demand.
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