The Next WebAna-Maria Stanciuc
Freezers at Swedish supermarkets heat up overnight, store blames hackers
Refrigerators and freezers at several Swedish supermarkets heated up overnight into Monday, leaving stores with spoiled food and raising suspicions of a cyberattack.
Grocery chains ICA and Coop confirmed that some of their locations were affected, Reuters reported.
One of the affected stores, ICA Kvantum in Sjöbo, southern Sweden, said on Facebook that hackers had broken into its cooling systems and set the temperature of its refrigerators and freezers to 50°C.
The store closed for the morning before reopening later in the day, according to Swedish public broadcaster SVT.
ICA confirmed that a limited number of its stores had experienced problems overnight, but did not say how many were affected or confirm that hackers were responsible.
The company said it was…
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