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France investigates cyberattack that hacked retailers' refrigeration systems
NPR · 1:08
25,729 views · 1,791 likes · Oct 17, 2026
France has opened an investigation into a cyberattack that hit hundreds of food retailers, causing refrigerators to malfunction across the country.
Between 500 and 700 store refrigeration systems were hacked across France to push the temperatures from minus 4 degrees Fahrenheit to over 140 degrees. Millions of tons of food went bad.
The incident has prompted worries over food security and in…
France has opened an investigation into a cyberattack that hit hundreds of food retailers, causing refrigerators to malfunction across the country.
Between 500 and 700 store refrigeration systems were hacked across France to push the temperatures from minus 4 degrees Fahrenheit to over 140 degrees. Millions of tons of food went bad.
The incident has prompted worries over food security and in…
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