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Supermarkets across Europe hit by new fridge cyberattacks

Supermarkets across Europe were hit Monday by a new wave of apparent cyberattacks affecting fridges and freezers .

The incidents caused temperature spikes and spoiled food at stores in Sweden, the Netherlands, Belgium, Ireland, Luxembourg, and Estonia.

It follows a cyberattack in France last month, in which police said hackers seized control of cooling units at hundreds of supermarkets, raising temperatures as high as 122 degrees Fahrenheit and causing fires and food losses.

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