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Supermarkets in many European countries have been hit by cyber attacks one after another, causing the temperatures of refrigerators and freezers to drop and products to be destroyed; The European Commission will review retailers’ adaptability and supply chain resilience in the Security Committee.
There have been cyber attacks one after another on refrigerators and freezers in supermarkets in many European countries.European Union The executive committee said it would discuss and assess the attack in the security committee.retailer Contingency plans and capabilities.
Following the first wave of cyberattacks on supermarkets in France in October, Belgium, Estonia, Finland, Ireland, Luxembourg, the Netherlands andsweden On the 2nd, many Chinese supermarket chains were also attacked. Due to the rapid increase in refrigerator and freezer temperatures, operators could only discard spoiled products.
Christoph Hanssen, a member of the Agriculture and Food Executive Committee, said that frequent cyber attacks on supermarkets are worrying, causing economic losses not only to retailers, but also to consumers facing the dilemma of empty shelves, the European edition of the political news website Politico reported. Europe’s food supply chains must prepare to face emerging threats.
He said the European Commission will discuss this wave of attacks at its next security committee to assess retailers’ contingency plans and capabilities.
The report notes that the Security Committee mechanism allows European executive committees to go beyond attacks on retailers alone, to comprehensively investigate such attacks, and to examine them in the context of “Europe’s vulnerability to hybrid warfare.” Because disruptions in critical supply chains could shake public confidence.
The Security Committee is chaired by Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, and is attended by all members of the Executive Committee.
Agricultural affairs officials from the European Commission met with representatives of retailers affected by cyber attacks in October to assess the overall situation. Han Sen stressed that prevention mechanisms and resilience should be comprehensively strengthened at all levels. These incidents have highlighted the fragility of the food supply chain, leading not only to food wastage, but also having a significant impact on business operations and consumer confidence.
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The attack primarily targets refrigerators and freezers in supermarkets, causing the equipment’s temperature to rise significantly, causing goods that originally needed to be refrigerated to lose their storage status. In the end, they can only be discarded by operators, causing obvious losses.
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The European Commission said it would discuss the matter at its next security committee and assess retailers’ contingency plans and capabilities to examine the impact of such attacks on the supply chain from a higher level.
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Hansen believes the attacks will not only cause economic loss to retailers, but will also empty shelves, impact consumer confidence and even shake confidence in critical food supply chains, so there is a need to strengthen resilience across the board.
