'Unprecedented' Cyberattack cripples supermarket fridges across Europe as hackers activate automatic defrosting  — delivery and store prices also impacted by incident
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A cyberattack has hit supermarkets in Europe, disabling refrigerators.
  • Taasz/Woof@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
    10·
    9 hours ago

    I can understand a lightweight IoT network to monitor temperatures and get alarms automatically. But why on earth would it allow controlling the fridge remotely?

    • fubarx@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      9 hours ago

      You need that if you want to let managers remotely control settings via mobile apps.

      Next time, the manufacturer will learn to use a local-only protocol like Matter.