Supermarket Chain Thaw Massacre: Russia suspected in Europe’s fridge attacks

Recent cyberattacks on supermarkets across nine EU countries have raised concerns about the security of critical infrastructure, potentially linked to Russian hybrid warfare. Refrigeration systems failed in stores in Belgium, Luxembourg, Sweden, Germany, Ireland, the Netherlands, Estonia, Finland, and Romania, echoing similar attacks in France earlier this month. The European Commission is investigating these incidents, with officials highlighting the attacks as a targeted effort to disrupt the food supply chain.

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