Suspected cyberattacks on supermarket refrigeration across Europe
Hackers reportedly raised temperatures to about 50°C in dozens of supermarkets across several European countries, spoiling food.
What we know
An account on X cites suspected attacks in Sweden, Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Estonia, Ireland and Finland. Another account on X amplified the Sky News report with 500K views.
How the story developed
Hackers reportedly raised temperatures to about 50°C in dozens of supermarkets across several European countries, spoiling food.
Supermarket refrigeration systems across Europe are reportedly being disrupted, with Russia widely blamed in the tweets.
Freezers at supermarkets in several European countries overheated, spoiling food in what viral posts call a spreading cyberattack.
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