British supermarkets have been placed on high alert after shops across Europe were hit by cyber hackers who seized control of their fridges and freezers.
The National Cyber Security Centre – a wing of intelligence agency GCHQ – has warned retailers to be aware of the threat following the attacks, which have caused widespread damage.
Dozens of supermarkets in Belgium, Sweden, Ireland, Luxembourg and Estonia have been targeted – just weeks after hackers turned up the temperatures of cooling units in hundreds of French grocery stores.
The latest attack involved a number of fridges manufactured by Belgian firm Sabcobel. The company said units’
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