Several supermarkets were hit last night by a cyber attack aimed at refrigeration systems: 150-200 Intermarchè stores and less than a hundred Coopèrative U stores. This was reported by the French press. According to BfmTv, some E.Leclerc stores would also be involved, a circumstance which the group has not yet confirmed. According to what the broadcaster reported, the hackers “managed to remotely activate the forced defrost” of the refrigeration systems of numerous shops. Now the shops will be forced to “throw away all the fresh and frozen products” affected, Intermarchè specified to AFP.
According to the Paris Prosecutor’s Office, there were also “starts of fire”. On the social network “Hitting essential equipment for the conservation of fresh products and for the food supply of the French is extremely serious and unprecedented,” Schelcher said.
“Our teams are fully mobilized, in collaboration with the refrigeration technicians, to restore the situation as soon as possible”, while “an investigation will have to shed full light” on the incident, he added.
Meanwhile, the Paris Prosecutor’s Office has announced the opening of an official investigation into the “large-scale cyberattack”. According to the specialized website *Je bosse en grande distribution*, Carrefour Market and Monoprix stores would also be involved, a circumstance which the respective chains have not yet confirmed.