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Carrefour, a French-owned supermarket, stated that the incident had only affected 15 of its Belgian stores

Dozens of supermarkets across six European countries have been hit by a suspected cyber-attack affecting their refrigerators and freezers.

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Key facts

  • Carrefour, a French-owned supermarket, stated that the incident had only affected 15 of its Belgian stores.
  • Dozens of supermarkets across six European countries have been hit by a suspected cyber-attack affecting their refrigerators and freezers.
  • The incident caused the temperature of freezers in several affected shops to rise as high as 50C, which equals 122F.

Carrefour, a French-owned supermarket, stated that the incident had only affected 15 of its Belgian stores.

Dozens of supermarkets across six European countries have been hit by a suspected cyber-attack affecting their refrigerators and freezers.

The incident caused the temperature of freezers in several affected shops to rise as high as 50C, which equals 122F.

The company added that measures were taken immediately to ensure all shops remained open during the disruption. A store manager said that estimate did not even take into account further losses that would result from closing the shop.

Carrefour, a French-owned supermarket, said the incident had only affected 15 of its Belgian stores, adding that measures had been taken immediately to ensure all shops remained open.

The temperature of freezers in several shops across Europe reportedly rose to as high as 50C (122F).

The manager said that estimate did not even take into account further losses that would result from closing the shop.

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