Turning Up the Heat: Inside the Attacks on Europe’s Refrigeration System
Unit 42 examines recent cyberattacks targeting European refrigeration systems and outlines defense and mitigation strategies.
Activists break into building site of Microsoft datacentre in Amsterdam
Separate actions also take place outside fence and across Europe in backlash against impact of AI boomActivists have stormed the site of a Microsoft datacentre being built in…
Why Europe's Freezer Hacks Spread So Far, So Fast
Europe's supermarket freezer hacks show how security issues can cascade across an industry, disrupting supply chains at scale.
Latest
Harden cooling systems now, feds warn critical infrastructure operators amid attacks
The U.S. government on Thursday called on critical infrastructure operators to safeguard their cooling systems following hacks that have caused chaos in European supermarkets in recent weeks.
Bring a tent, I've got the coffee: Lessons from it-sa
Thorsten may have had to camp out in Nuremberg to attend it-sa, but the real story is the initiative to add a formal IT Security apprenticeship program in Germany for the thousands of young hackers ready to join our…
APT & Nation-state
Russian state-linked hackers target iPhone, Android devices in zero-click espionage campaign
Russian state-linked hackers targeted users in Ukraine, the United States and Europe in a campaign to steal sensitive information from iPhone and Android devices, researchers found.
Cyberattack Hits French Blood Bank Site but No Blood Products Are Compromised
The incident comes after supermarkets in a number of European countries reported this week that their fridges and freezers warmed up after they were remotely hacked.
Russia-Linked Hackers Hit iOS, Android Devices With Exploit Chains via Watering Holes
The large-scale watering hole campaign has been targeting entities in the US and Europe, mainly in Ukraine.
Cyberattack disrupts blood storage refrigeration systems in France
France's national blood service has confirmed that a cyberattack targeting a refrigeration equipment provider raised temperature and defrost settings at three of its facilities, threatening stored blood products. [...]
French blood storage impacted by freezer hacks as theories swirl about culprits
The French Blood Establishment (EFS) said cold rooms storing blood were impacted by hackers.
Fridge hacks also hit French blood banks
The incident appears to be connected to a recent wave of cyberattacks on supermarket refrigerators across Europe.
Cyberattack on French plasma stores is enough to make your blood boil
Attackers reportedly set cold-room controls to 110°C, but safeguards prevented stock losses
Fresh European Fridge Attacks Put Cold-Chain Security in Focus
Beyond food storage, the same combination of Internet connectivity, remote access, and inadequate security practices can put temperature-controlled infrastructure across other critical sectors at risk.
Germany Busts 'Crime-as-a-Service' Investment Fraud Outfit
Authorities seized more than 100 servers and arrested seven as part of a crackdown on a fraud network spanning more than 50 countries.
Supermarket Chain Thaw Massacre: Russia suspected in Europe’s fridge attacks
Nobody knows who hacked Europe's supermarkets. But many are looking to Moscow.
Europol dismantles investment scheme that impacted potential victims in 50 countries
Authorities seized more than 100 servers and searched locations linked to the alleged operation across 17 countries.
Ransomware
3AM Affiliate Embraces AI-Like Loops in European School Attack
Evidence suggests a model may have generated and revised commands during the ransom gang's breach, though researchers stopped short of claiming full automation.
UK meat industry hit by cyber-attack which targeted European supermarket freezers
Supermarkets in countries including Ireland, Sweden and Belgium reported fridges being hiked in temperature on Monday.
UK abattoirs caught up in cyber attack against European supermarkets
Refrigerators at three meat processors in the UK were hit by cyber attacks amid warnings from the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre to protect internet-facing industrial devices
Vulnerabilities
Are Freezers Being Hacked? Europe and the U.S. Military Investigate.
A wave of disruptions at grocery stores, which some officials blame on cyberattacks, highlights the vulnerability of supply chains. Shops across Europe were affected again on Monday.
New Wave of Refrigeration Cyberattacks Hits Supermarkets Across Europe, Forcing Stores to Pull Food
Attackers remotely changed the settings on refrigeration controls at supermarkets in Belgium, Sweden, Estonia and other European countries overnight into Monday, November 2, warming fridges and freezers. No chain…
Fridge cyberattack hits supermarkets across Europe
Supermarkets in Belgium, Estonia, Finland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal and Sweden reported refrigeration problems
Germany says lawmakers’ iPhones may have been hacked with spyware
German lawmakers and a filmmaker are among the people who received notifications from Apple warning that their phones may have been hacked.
Supply Chain
EU Commission to probe supermarket cyberattacks
Europe’s food security is not at risk, but a wave of cyberattacks is raising concerns about supply chain resilience, Agriculture Commissioner Christophe Hansen warned.
Vulnerabilities
If hackers can take control of a supermarket freezer, how vulnerable is other tech?
Dozens of shops across European countries have been hit by a cyber-attack affecting their fridges.
A fresh wave of cyberattacks has hit Europe’s supermarket refrigerators, destroying food across countries
This is the second wave of cyberattacks to hit supermarket refrigerators in a month, spoiling food and disrupting supplies.
Europe’s supermarkets hit by new wave of cyberattacks targeting fridges
Dozens of store refrigerators across five countries saw their temperature raised remotely, following similar attacks that hit France last month.