Cyberattack shuts down refrigerators at French supermarkets
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A cyberattack targeted Danfoss refrigeration controllers used by multiple French supermarket chains, including Intermarché, Carrefour Market, Leclerc, and Coopérative U, disrupting cold storage systems and causing food spoilage. Attackers exploited vulnerable, internet-exposed Danfoss AK-SM 8xxA Series controllers, potentially leveraging known authentication bypass (CVE-2025-41450) and command injection vulnerabilities (CVE-2025-41451) to trigger unauthorized defrost cycles. The attack affected 250 to 350 stores, prompting investigations by French authorities and raising concerns about the security of critical infrastructure in the food retail sector.
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