Freezers at supermarkets in several European countries hit by apparent cyberattacks, ruining food
Summary
Supermarkets in Sweden, Belgium, Luxembourg and Estonia reported refrigeration problems on Monday that authorities and companies said appeared linked to cyberattacks. Some stores discarded food or temporarily had fewer fresh and frozen products, while one Estonian technology provider said an attack caused no significant damage.Key Facts
- ICA said a limited number of its Swedish stores had overnight problems with refrigeration and freezing systems.
- An ICA store in Sjöbo said its fridges and freezers had been set to 50 degrees Celsius and it was discarding affected items.
- Coop reported refrigeration problems at six stores in central Sweden.
- Delhaize said an IT incident affected several dozen stores, mostly in Belgium and some in Luxembourg; its distribution centers continued operating normally.
- Carrefour said a cyberattack on refrigeration systems affected 15 of its more than 700 stores in Belgium.
- In Estonia, Kitman Coldtech said attackers accessed a computer controlling refrigeration and raised the temperature to 50 degrees Celsius.
- Kitman Coldtech CEO Jann Mutso said the attack was addressed within minutes and caused no significant damage; Selver said one outlet was affected.
- The incidents followed an attack in France last month that remotely altered refrigeration systems at hundreds of supermarkets and independent stores.
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