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Cyber attacks on supermarkets: Cooling systems in Germany also affected
Hackers have attacked refrigerated shelves in European supermarkets. In North Rhine-Westphalia, large quantities of food therefore have to be disposed of. more...
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dpa | North Rhine-Westphalia is also affected by the recent hacker attacks on cooling systems in European supermarkets. Among other things, a supermarket run by the Workers' Welfare Association in Wetter-Volmarstein (Ennepe-Ruhr district) was the target of such attacks, confirmed department manager Sandra Salten at the dpa's request in Düsseldorf. Several media outlets had previously reported.
Refrigerated shelves in the store as well as storage areas outside are affected. The actual attack was on the company that maintains the cooling systems remotely, Salten reported. Large amounts of food would have had to be thrown away as a result of the high temperatures. The amount of damage cannot yet be quantified.
According to media reports, other supermarkets in Wuppertal and Münsterland are said to be affected. There was initially no information from the police.
In recent days, cybercriminals in Belgium, Sweden, Ireland, Luxembourg, Estonia, Finland and the Netherlands, among others, have ensured that refrigerators and freezers became warmer.