- IKEA says it has been affected by a cybersecurity incident involving its retail refrigeration control systems.
- The furniture giant said on Monday that one store in Belgium has been impacted but that it cannot rule out that additional locations may be affected.
- Supermarket chains across several European countries, including Belgium, Ireland, Luxembourg, Sweden and Estonia, have also been targeted by suspected cyber attacks on their refrigeration systems.
- Hackers compromised cooling units overnight, unexpectedly spiking fridge and freezer temperatures to as high as 50°C by setting evaporators to defrost mode.
- The widespread disruption follows a similar cyber attack in France last month, where hackers seized control of cooling units at hundreds of stores.
