Hackers turn up heat in supermarket fridges and freezers in France | DW News

A cyberattack affecting supermarkets in France has spoiled millions of euros worth of fresh and frozen food. Hackers gained control of the software that regulates refrigeration units, manipulating them to heat up to temperatures of 50 degrees Celsius and higher (120 °F). The hack shows how vulnerable critical systems can be to digital sabotage.

Chapter:
00:00 Introduction: Cyberattacks hit Europe’s supermarket chains
00:47 Interview Paulo Cardoso do Amaral, former NATO advisor on cybersecurity
01:12 How is it technically possible to hack a supermarket fridge?
02:37 What is known about the hackers and their motivations
08:11 Vulnerability of software systems

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