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Cyberattacks targeting European supermarket freezers have raised concerns about potential similar incidents in the U.S. Following an incident in France last month, where authorities reported that refrigeration units at hundreds of supermarkets were hijacked, causing food losses and even fires, suspected cyberattacks involving sudden increases in freezer temperatures were reported in several other European countries, including Belgium, Sweden, Ireland, Estonia, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg. The Pentagon has also been investigating a string of freezer malfunctions at U.S. military bases in August as suspected cyberattacks. A spokesperson for the Army Criminal Investigation Division told Newsweek it was working to understand the incidents in the U.S. and Europe with other government agencies and French law enforcement. As of publication, officials had not identified those responsible for the European hacks.
A cyberattack raised temperatures in freezers used to store donated blood for medical use, the French Blood Establishment (EFS) disclosed, according to international media reports. The EFS reported no damage to donated blood and no impact on patients’ health.
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