Cyberattack on French supermarket fridges spoils millions of euros in food

In mid-October, unknown hackers remotely raised the temperature in thousands of refrigerators at around 700 French supermarkets to 122°F, spoiling food. Damage is estimated in the millions of euros, with one store losing $112,000. The attack hit Danfoss controllers, over 1,700 instances of whose software were exposed online.

• Fridges at about 700 stores in France were attacked
• Temperature was raised to 122°F, spoiling food
• One supermarket lost $112,000 worth of food
• Over 1,700 Danfoss software instances were exposed online