Fridges in French supermarkets hit by cyber attack

Hackers reportedly hit hundreds of French supermarket stores overnight, spoiling fresh and frozen food estimated to be worth millions of euros. Reuters reports the fridges were heated, causing fires.

Timeline

1. 12 Oct, 15:04 UTCFirst appeared on Bluesky
2. 12 Oct, 15:10 UTCBBC News reports hundreds of stores hit
3. 12 Oct, 15:10 UTCReuters reports fridges heated, sparking fires
4. 12 Oct, 18:31 UTCPicked up on News
5. 13 Oct, 23:50 UTCPicked up on Google Trends
6. 14 Oct, 11:14 UTCPicked up on Reddit

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