French supermarkets suffer fridge shutdown after 'unprecedented' cyberattack
Summary
Yahoo Finance reports French supermarket chains were hit by a cyberattack that caused refrigeration units to heat up, spoiling fresh and frozen foods across hundreds of stores. The attack affected Intermarché/Netto, E.Leclerc, and other major retailers, with Danfoss refrigeration software implicated and legacy devices identified as particularly vulnerable. Paris prosecutors have opened a cybercrime investigation, highlighting growing concerns about IoT security in retail infrastructure and food security risks.