Hundreds of French supermarkets saw their refrigeration systems defrosted, spoiling tons of frozen food. The unprecedented attack has raised serious questions about food security across Europe.
Hundreds of French supermarkets were forced to throw away perishable goods on Monday after hackers commandeered refrigeration systems across the country, spoiling stock at major chains in a sophisticated overnight cyberattack.
Hackers destroyed the food by taking control of refrigeration systems at Cooperative U, Leclerc, Les Mousquetaires, and Intermarche stores across the country and then defrosting thousands of freezer and refrigeration units.
During the overnight attack, in some cases, fully-stocked fridges were heated up to 50 degrees Celsius (122 degrees Fahrenheit) for more than six hours. Over 400 stores were hit according to retailers.
so many things should just not be on the internet or to me even networked. Seriously how often do you need to micromanage your fridge/freezer? These are places with plenty of employees. Having someone go through with a laser thermometer first thing in the morning and last thing at night and on some cadence through the day would be fine. You can automate the process calendar wise.
You might want to check temps remotely, recieve data about energy consumption, about issues with the freezer so you can send a technician to make repairs asap… There are several reasons to connect something like a freezer to your company’s internal network. There are absolutely zero reasons to connect the freezer to the internet.
yeah but it can all be done with good bussiness practices. If checked hourly there is plenty of time to call the hotline. Seriously we automate things with out much thought to benefit vs vulnerability. I mean if you really want to automate the whole thing then have devices that broadcast the temp to another device that collects and have it transmit it out.