Supermarkets in at least nine European countries lost control of their cold-storage equipment on Monday in what is suspected to be a cyberattack. Chains in Belgium, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Ireland, Italy, Portugal, Sweden, Finland and Estonia reported fridge and freezer failures.
Overnight warming meant some stores had to bin perishable stock. The European Union said the incident looked intentional and aimed at disrupting food supplies across the region.
The BBC used the episode to ask how exposed other connected devices might be. Security specialists have often cautioned that industrial and building systems can be less well protected than office IT.
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