The intrusions mirror earlier disruptions across eight European nations where retail freezers were tampered with to reach 50C. Cybersecurity officials determined that the perpetrators did not use artificial intelligence, relying instead on legacy internet-connected devices configured with default passwords. Analysts studying honeypot refrigeration controls recorded hundreds of breach attempts originating from infrastructure with ties to past Russian operations, though formal attribution has not been finalized.
Key points
The cyber incidents relied on standard factory-set credentials and older connected hardwa…: The cyber incidents relied on standard factory-set credentials and older connected hardware rather than artificial intelligence tools.
National authorities confirm that overall disruption remains minimal and no major British…: National authorities confirm that overall disruption remains minimal and no major British supermarket chains have been breached.
Security specialists observed operational infrastructure overlaps with prior Russian cybe…: Security specialists observed operational infrastructure overlaps with prior Russian cyber campaigns, though no specific threat group has been confirmed.
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Meat processing firms in the UK have been hit by cyber-attacks after hackers raised the temperatures of supermarket freezers across Europe.
The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) said it was working with the affected companies but that the national impact was minimal.
Speaking at the launch of the NCSC annual review on Tuesday, the centre’s director of operations, Paul Chichester, said: “We’re aware of those incidents in the UK, and obviously we’re working with the affected organisations. We’ll keep monitoring that.
“At the moment, the impact is minimal.”
Cybersecurity experts meanwhile reported that attacks on “dummy” fridge controls – deliberately placed online to lure would-be hackers – displayed characteristics similar to previous malicious operations linked to Russia.
Retailers in Belgium, Estonia, Ireland, Finland, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and Sweden reported problems with their refrigeration systems on Monday – with some rising to as high as 50C (122F) – and several companies confirmed they had been hacked. It follows similar incidents in France last month. It has emerged that the cyber-attack on French supermarket fridges involved legacy technology connected to internet…
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