Attackers Heat French Supermarket Fridges Up to 50°C by Hijacking Danfoss Controllers

Attackers remotely hijacked Danfoss refrigeration controllers across hundreds of French supermarkets, heating fridges to 50°C and causing significant food spoilage and financial losses. The affected controllers were mostly older Danfoss models no longer receiving security updates, leading French cybersecurity authorities to advise disconnecting or tightly filtering access to these devices.

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