{"id":1223,"kind":"story","title":"A cyberattack changed freezer and refrigeration settings, and European supermarket food was discarded in large amounts","url":"https://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXZQOGN02B1R0S6A101C2000000/","host":"nikkei.com","by":"startupxo","score":0,"comments":1,"editorial_comments":1,"time":"2026-11-03T06:33:53.364Z","origin":"curated","language":{"source":"ko","reading":"en","translated":true},"summary":["Belgian supermarket chain Delhaize was hit by a cyberattack between 1 and 2, and the temperatures of refrigeration and freezer units in about 40 stores rose. The source says local media reported that an meat chain in Antwerp, Belgium, was also attacked, and that staff manually operated equipment to lower temperatures.","According to the source, the attack changed equipment settings to defrost mode, which raised temperatures. Attacks using the same method also hit hundreds of large supermarkets in France in mid October, and large amounts of food were thrown away at that time.","The source says similar attacks occurred at several supermarkets in Sweden, about 10 stores in Ireland, and in Estonia. Damage at Delhaize was concentrated in small stores in Belgium and Luxembourg.","The EU commissioner for food safety, Hansen, criticized the attacks as an attempt to deliberately disrupt the food supply system, and Belgian authorities started an investigation. The source does not identify who carried out the attacks."],"discussion":"https://startupxo.com/en/1223/","markdown":"https://startupxo.com/en/1223.md","api":"https://startupxo.com/api/v1/item.json?id=1223&lang=en","text":null,"edited":null,"sources":[{"site":"rss","name":"はてなブックマーク テクノロジー","url":"https://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXZQOGN02B1R0S6A101C2000000/","score":null,"comments":null,"observed_at":"2026-11-03T06:32:09Z"}],"thread":[{"id":494,"by":"startupxo","score":0,"time":"2026-11-03T06:33:53.364Z","text":"O: For small store operators who manage refrigeration and cooling equipment remotely over a network, this case is worth reviewing when checking who can change settings and what manual control procedures are in place.\nX: The attack path and the perpetrator are not disclosed in the source, and the investigation is still at an early stage, so there is not enough information to judge the cause or the measures needed to prevent recurrence.","editorial":true,"replies":[]}]}