Hackers target freezers, cold storage in cyberattacks

Hackers hit an unusual target in France as part of a cyberattack: freezers and refrigerators in hundreds of supermarkets. Read more trending newsThe massive attack raised temperatures as high as 122 degrees Fahrenheit overnight, causing food to spoil and sparking fires, Reuters reported. Le Monde said hackers raised the defrosting system in freezers and cold-storage rooms and changed the defrost cycle from one hour to eight hours to prevent alarms from going off.Supermarket freezers typically have a short defrosting period overnight, when temperatures rise slightly, the BBC said.The supermarket cold aisles are controlled by panels that manage all refrigerators and freezers and can be accessed via the internet, Reuters reported.The New York Times said more than 400 locations were hit.The Paris prosecutor’s office confirmed the attack, saying that it was “affecting connected refrigerators in several major food retailers across France.”Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu directed the country