Strange cyber attack in France; The temperature of the refrigerators reached 50 degrees!

A large-scale cyber attack on the temperature control systems of refrigerators and freezers of chain stores in France led to the spoilage of a large amount of food and the occurrence of fires in a number of stores.

According to Ambassador Arjan, during this attack, the temperature of refrigerators connected to the network increased in hundreds of stores, and significant damages were caused to retailers.

The Paris prosecutor's office said the attack was on a large scale, targeting refrigeration systems connected to the network of several major food retailers across France. Judicial authorities have announced that this incident, in addition to food corruption, has also led to fires in some cases.

Following this incident, a member of French Prime Minister Sebastien LeCorneau's office announced that he had ordered the country's National Cyber Security Agency to begin an investigation into the scope and origin of the attack.

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French authorities are also coordinating with their European counterparts; Because it is possible that this attack was not limited to the borders of France and stores in other countries were also damaged. According to French government officials, investigations are ongoing to identify other companies that may have been exposed to this threat.

Damage to large chain stores

Felix Ayme, senior analyst of cyber threat intelligence at Sequoia, announced that Spain, Portugal, Poland, Germany and Belgium were also affected by this cyber attack.

In France, Carrefour reported that 80 of its supermarkets were targeted. Moperni also announced that five percent of its stores were affected by this incident.

However, one of the biggest losses has been inflicted on the Intermarche chain of stores. The Los Musketeer company, the owner of this collection, announced that the temperature of the refrigerators of about 150 of its stores had reached 50 degrees Celsius during the night and for six hours; A situation that virtually eliminated the possibility of safe storage of many foodstuffs.

The company's spokesperson emphasized that all spoiled food was collected and thrown away to prevent health risks.

Widespread food waste and economic damage

Gareth de Klerk, a resident of Paris, reported seeing scenes depicting the extent of the damage. He watched as staff at an Intermarche branch in central Paris emptied trolleys full of food into a large waste bin. Melted ice creams also spilled out of the broken containers and spilled onto the street.

So far, an accurate estimate of the total financial damages of this attack has not been published. However, the amount of food lost and the number of stores damaged show that the economic consequences of this incident could be significant.

Christel Delberg, Director General of the European Retailers Association, responded to this incident and said that retail and wholesale play an essential role in providing people with daily necessities. He emphasized that this incident has once again shown the importance of increasing resilience and security throughout the supply chain.

This attack has once again highlighted the vulnerability of physical infrastructure to cyber threats; Especially in the situation where industrial and shop equipment control systems are connected to digital networks more than before.