Latest as UK fridges are hacked and turned up to 50C in mass cyberattack

• A suspected cyber attack has forced supermarkets in seven European countries and meat suppliers in the UK to dispose of millions of Euros worth of spoiled food after fridge temperatures were remotely altered.
• Major retailers including Carrefour, Ikea, Intermarché, Coop, and SuperValu were targeted after hackers exploited internet-exposed appliance management software.
• No group has yet claimed responsibility or demanded a ransom for the attack, which saw fridge thermostats cranked up to 50C or set to defrost mode.
• The National Cyber Security Centre warned UK retailers to urgently update software on temperature controllers, describing the incident as a wake-up call over vulnerable digital infrastructure.
• Cyber Minister Baroness Lloyd of Effra highlighted that poor cyber hygiene and reliance on outdated legacy systems leave organisations exposed to increasingly sophisticated threats.

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UK fridges hacked in cyberattack targeting several counties – here’s what you need to know