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Hackers heat French supermarket fridges, sparking fires and spoiling food

Al Jazeera English and The Straits Times describe the same event in different terms.

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What happened Hackers heat French supermarket fridges, sparking fires and spoiling food.
The headline split France 24 frames it as "Hackers heat French supermarket fridges, sparking fires and spoiling food". Financial Times frames it as "Cyber attack on French supermarket fridges raises alarm over food security".
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France 24News report · Oct 13, 12:30 PM

Hackers heat French supermarket fridges, sparking fires and spoiling food

Major French supermarket chains on Monday said they were hit by a cyberattack that caused their refrigerators to shoot up in temperature in hundreds of stores, forcing spoiled food to be th...

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Al Jazeera EnglishNews report · Oct 13, 1:08 PM

French fridge fright: Why supermarkets have become target for hackers

More than 500 shops across France were hit in a major cyberattack on freezers, which caused tonnes of food to perish.

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CNBCNews report · Oct 13, 12:22 PM

French supermarket fridges get hacked, heating to 122°F and sparking fires

Hackers targeted hundreds of French supermarkets in a large-scale cyberattack, causing refrigerators to overheat, spoiling food, and sparking fires.

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The Straits TimesNews report · Oct 13, 12:00 PM

Investigators hunt French supermarket fridge hackers, no claim of responsibility

PARIS, Oct 13 - French investigators on Tuesday were hunting the hackers who seized control of cooling units at hundreds of supermarkets in a cyberattack that underlined the vulnerabilities...

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Channel NewsAsiaNews report · Oct 13, 11:52 AM

Investigators hunt French supermarket fridge hackers, no claim of responsibility

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Financial TimesNews report · Oct 13, 11:50 AM

Cyber attack on French supermarket fridges raises alarm over food security

Some stores reported fridge temperatures as high as 80°C, melting equipment and destroying food

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