Hundreds of French supermarkets' fridges hacked in large-scale attack

Key points

• Hackers have raised temperatures in hundreds of French supermarkets' fridges to 50 degrees Celsius, causing fires and spoiling food. The Paris prosecutor's office confirmed a large-scale attack on connected refrigerators across several major retailers.
• Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu has instructed France's National Cybersecurity Agency to investigate, with authorities assessing potential risks to other companies.
• Carrefour, Monoprix, and Intermarché reported significant disruptions, with Intermarché estimating losses of tens of millions of euros nationwide in a single day.