Unknown attackers remotely accessed refrigeration control systems made by Danish company Danfoss at multiple French supermarket chains on October 11, heating the units to temperatures as high as 50°C. The breach forced stores to discard food inventory and affected hundreds of locations across major retailers including Intermarché, Carrefour, Coopérative U, and Monoprix. The company’s leadership estimated potential losses in the tens of millions of euros across France.
French government cybersecurity authorities identified two older Danfoss controller models, the AK-SM 800 and AK-SC 355, as primary targets, along with some units of the current AK-SM 800A model running outdated software. Officials have not yet disclosed how attackers gained access to the systems or identified the responsible parties. Authorities recommended immediately disconnecting affected controllers from the internet or restricting access to trusted networks, and implementing security patches where available. The investigation, led by Paris prosecutors, is ongoing, with reports indicating the attack may have affected other European countries as well.
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