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New fridge cyberattack hits Belgian and Swedish supermarkets

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11 parts of the world write · barely writing: Asia and Oceania

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China Refrigeration disruptions hit supermarkets across Europe amid cybersecurity concerns Xinhua · 3 headlines from this part of the world Belarus, the Caucasus and Central Asia In Sweden, a cyber attack disabled refrigeration equipment in stores Report.az (Azerbaydzhan) · 2 headlines from this part of the world Middle East Freezers in Sweden, Belgium overheat following possible cyberattacks Al Jazeera · 5 headlines from this part of the world Russia In supermarkets in Belgium and Sweden refrigerators were hacked TASS · 18 headlines from this part of the world

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Africa Asia and Oceania Canada China Belarus, the Caucasus and Central Asia Europe Middle East Russia Russian-language media abroad Ukraine USA

Who wrote first

  1. Belarus, the Caucasus and Central Asia Report.az (Azerbaydzhan)
  2. Middle East Anadolu Agency
  3. Europe Cyprus Mail
  4. Russia MK
  5. Africa MyJoyOnline (Ghana)
  6. Canada The Globe and Mail
  7. Russian-language media abroad Meduza
  8. USA CBS News
  9. Ukraine Zerkalo nedeli
  10. China Xinhua
  11. Asia and Oceania ABC News (Australia)

How it is reported

Russia

Khabr original
In European grocery stores due to cyber attacks sharply increased the temperature in the freezers
TASS original
European Commission calls cyber attack on refrigerators an attempt to undermine EU food security
TASS original
Seven countries in Europe reported attacks on refrigerators in supermarkets
TASS original
EU urged to strengthen cyber security after cracking refrigerators in Belgium
TASS original
NOS: in the Netherlands, hackers attacked the refrigeration systems of at least 17 companies
Vedomosti original
In three European countries, hackers broke into refrigerators in supermarkets
TASS original
Aftonbladet: another company in Sweden suffered from a hacker attack
MK original
Europe urged to strengthen cybersecurity after the break-in of refrigerators
Interfax original
In Belgium, Luxembourg, Sweden and Estonia, hackers heated refrigerators in stores
RIA Novosti original
In Belgium, hackers remotely heated refrigerators in stores

Russian-language media abroad

Meduza original
In Belgium and Sweden, hackers broke into refrigerators in supermarkets

Ukraine

UNIAN original
Hackers attacked supermarkets in Europe: freezers heated up to 50 degrees
Zerkalo nedeli original
Belgian and Swedish supermarkets suspect cyber attack on refrigeration systems

Belarus, the Caucasus and Central Asia

BelTA (Belarus) original
European supermarkets have been subjected to cyber attacks on cooling systems
Report.az (Azerbaydzhan) original
In Sweden, a cyber attack disabled refrigeration equipment in stores

USA

TechCrunch
A fresh wave of cyberattacks has hit Europe’s supermarket refrigerators, destroying food across countries
ABC News
Freezers at supermarkets in several European countries hit by apparent cyberattacks
The Verge
More European supermarkets are getting their freezers hacked
CBS News
More European grocery stores hit by apparent fridge-freezer hacks

Canada

Global News (Canada)
Supermarket freezers in 4 European countries hit by apparent cyberattack
CityNews Toronto
Freezers at supermarkets in several European countries hit by apparent cyberattacks
The Globe and Mail
European supermarket fridges and freezers hit by second suspected cyberattack

Europe

Yle News (Finland)
Finnish shops possibly affected by European supermarket freezer hack
DW (English)
European supermarkets targeted in second reported cyberattack
Euronews
Fridges stand empty in Belgian supermarkets after cyberattack
Le Monde (English)
New fridge cyberattack hits Belgian and Swedish supermarkets
France 24
Fresh wave of fridge cyberattacks hits European supermarkets
The Local Sweden
Hacker attack fears after Swedish supermarkets see fridges heat up to 50C
BBC
Supermarket freezers in Belgium and Sweden hit by suspected cyber-attack
POLITICO Europe
Hackers attack supermarket fridges in Belgium, Sweden and Luxembourg
The Guardian
Supermarket freezers across Europe hit by second suspected cyber-attack
Cyprus Mail
Suspected cyberattack sends Swedish supermarket freezers to 50C

China

SCMP
Supermarket fridges in Europe hit by new cyberattack: “everything is destroyed”
Xinhua
Refrigeration disruptions hit supermarkets across Europe amid cybersecurity concerns

Asia and Oceania less than usual

ABC News (Australia)
Cyberattack on fridges hits supermarkets across Europe

Middle East

The National (UAE)
European supermarkets hit by freezer hacks
Gulf News
New fridge cyberattack hits Belgium, Sweden stores
Al Jazeera
Freezers in Sweden, Belgium overheat following possible cyberattacks
Anadolu Agency
Swedish, Belgian supermarkets lose food supplies after reported cyberattack on refrigeration systems
Anadolu Agency
Swedish supermarkets lose food supplies after reported cyberattack on refrigeration systems

Africa

IOL (South Africa)
Dozens of smart fridges “hacked” in latest cyberattack
MyJoyOnline (Ghana)
Supermarket freezers in Belgium, Sweden and Luxembourg hit by suspected cyber-attack

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