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Cyberattack hits supermarkets across nine European countries

Cyberattack hits supermarkets across nine European countries
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Supermarkets in Belgium, Estonia, Finland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal and Sweden reported refrigeration problems that forced some retailers to discard food after temperatures rose overnight. No fewer than nine European countries were hit by a suspected cyberattack on grocery stores on Monday, prompting the EU to warn of a deliberate attempt to disrupt the bloc’s food supply chain.
Context & Background
  • ✦In Ireland, retailer Musgrave said 13 Supervalu stores were impacted by what it described as a cyber incident.
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Monday:No fewer than nine European countries were hit by a suspected cyberattack on grocery stores on Monday, prompting the EU to warn of a deliberate attempt to disrupt the bloc’s food supply chain.Tuesday:The Italian government was to hold a cybersecurity meeting with intelligence services on Tuesday.Monday:Belgian refrigeration company Sabcobel said it had begun securing its installations after the October attack in France, but some systems had yet to be upgraded and were among those affected on Monday.
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  • ✦Supermarkets in Belgium, Estonia, Finland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal and Sweden reported refrigeration problems that forced some retailers to discard food after temperatures rose overnight.
  • ✦No fewer than nine European countries were hit by a suspected cyberattack on grocery stores on Monday, prompting the EU to warn of a deliberate attempt to disrupt the bloc’s food supply chain.
  • ✦In Ireland, retailer Musgrave said 13 Supervalu stores were impacted by what it described as a cyber incident.
Key Facts:Monday: No fewer than nine European countries were hit by a suspected cyberattack on grocery stores on Monday, prompting the EU to warn of a deliberate attempt to disrupt the bloc’s food supply chain.Tuesday: The Italian government was to hold a cybersecurity meeting with intelligence services on Tuesday.Monday: Belgian refrigeration company Sabcobel said it had begun securing its installations after the October attack in France, but some systems had yet to be upgraded and were among those affected on Monday.
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A suspected cyberattack has hit supermarkets across nine European countries, targeting refrigeration systems and prompting an EU warning of a deliberate di

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Supermarkets in Belgium, Estonia, Finland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal and Sweden reported refrigeration problems that forced some retailers to discard food after temperatures rose overnight.

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No fewer than nine European countries were hit by a suspected cyberattack on grocery stores on Monday, prompting the EU to warn of a deliberate attempt to disrupt the bloc’s food supply chain.

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No fewer than nine European countries were hit by a suspected cyberattack on grocery stores on Monday, prompting the EU to warn of a deliberate attempt to disrupt the bloc’s food supply chain.

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