The same method was thought to have been used in an incident last month that hit hundreds of French supermarkets
The temperature changes left stores facing large volumes of unsaleable stock and questions about how much food would have to be thrown away.
Pierre-Louis Crescitz
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The same method was thought to have been used in an incident last month that hit hundreds of French supermarkets. Those events followed attacks on…
The temperature changes left stores facing large volumes of unsaleable stock and questions about how much food would have to be thrown away.
The BBC approached major UK supermarkets for comment and asked what action, if any, they were taking to safeguard against similar attempts.
The same method was thought to have been used in an incident last month that hit hundreds of French supermarkets. Those events followed attacks on supermarkets and food suppliers across France in early October.
The temperature changes left stores facing large volumes of unsaleable stock and questions about how much food would have to be thrown away.
The BBC approached major UK supermarkets for comment and asked what action, if any, they were taking to safeguard against similar attempts.
Industry figures urged members and the wider sector to be vigilant.
Hundreds of stores were targeted. Fresh and frozen food estimated to be worth millions of euros was spoiled.
The UK’s cyber chief said vulnerabilities could be found and exploited more quickly and easily via artificial intelligence in the hands of adversaries.