Hackers disrupt refrigeration in French supermarkets and US military commissaries

Hackers caused refrigeration units in hundreds of French supermarkets to exceed 122 °F, spoiling food and sparking fires. The attacks hit roughly 80 Carrefour, 24 Monoprix and 150 Intermarché stores, leading to combined stock losses of about €270,000. In August, more than half a dozen U.S. military commissaries suffered similar refrigeration failures, prompting the Pentagon’s criminal investigators to launch a joint probe. Christopher Whyte, a cybersecurity analyst, says the close timing of the two incidents suggests a possible link.