Tens of supermarkets in seven European countries have been hit by a cyberattack that put refrigerator and frozen systems out of place, causing massive material damage and loss of food products.

The attack has affected stores in Belgium, Luxembourg, Sweden, Ireland, the Netherlands, Estonia and Finland.

Some 40 supermarkets of the Delhaize network have been affected in Belgium and Luxembourg, while problems have also been reported at stores of several other trade chains.

According to Belgian company Sabcobel, which produces some of the affected devices, attackers have changed the operation of refrigerator evaporators by switching them to ice melting mode. This has caused the temperature inside the equipment to rise significantly and food products to deteriorate.

In some stores temperatures are reported to have reached 50 degrees Fahrenheit [50 ° C].

In a subsidiary of Delhaize in Howilaart, Belgium, losses from damaged products have been estimated at about 100,000 euros, not including damage from the store’s provisional closure.

Several ICA and Copo networks stores have been affected in Sweden, while in Ireland the attack has affected 13 supermarkets of the SuperValu network. Problems have also been reported at stores in the Netherlands, Finland, and Estonia.

The Sabcobel company has announced that it has been working on breaking off the network of affected equipment, while cyber security authorities in Belgium and Sweden are monitoring the situation, the BBC writes.

So far it is unknown who is behind the attack. Investigations are under way, while the main concern remains the safety of refrigerator systems managed via the internet.

The event comes after a similar incident in France in early October, when hundreds of supermarkets faced similar problems and were forced to destroy food products worth millions of euros.

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