Also report about Ireland and Estonia supermarkets: link Seems like hybrid warfare of some kind?
Supermarket chains in Sweden, Belgium and Luxembourg have said the temperatures of their refrigerators and freezers in dozens of stores rose overnight, prompting fears of a cyber-attack similar to one that caused millions of euros of food losses in France.
Also report about Ireland and Estonia supermarkets: link
I had never considered that supermarkets would be using app-controlled freezers and thermostats. Doesn't seem worth the extra cost to a famously slim-margin business, but clearly it made sense at...
I had never considered that supermarkets would be using app-controlled freezers and thermostats. Doesn't seem worth the extra cost to a famously slim-margin business, but clearly it made sense at the time.
In a way, I get it. It’s a lot of fridges, so having a centralized place to control them makes sense. On the other hand, I wonder if they were exposed to the internet? Maybe the solution could be...
In a way, I get it. It’s a lot of fridges, so having a centralized place to control them makes sense.
On the other hand, I wonder if they were exposed to the internet? Maybe the solution could be making sure that they stay within the LAN.
Or maybe it’s just better to make them dumb devices again. Some devices are simply too important and shouldn’t have extra points of failure
Also report about Ireland and Estonia supermarkets: link
Seems like hybrid warfare of some kind?
I had never considered that supermarkets would be using app-controlled freezers and thermostats. Doesn't seem worth the extra cost to a famously slim-margin business, but clearly it made sense at the time.
In a way, I get it. It’s a lot of fridges, so having a centralized place to control them makes sense.
On the other hand, I wonder if they were exposed to the internet? Maybe the solution could be making sure that they stay within the LAN.
Or maybe it’s just better to make them dumb devices again. Some devices are simply too important and shouldn’t have extra points of failure