Tens of Millions in Losses Overnight: Who is Behind the Unprecedented Attack?

A large supermarket in France.

The frozen food section is completely empty.

A notice is posted on the glass door stating that the sale of frozen foods is temporarily suspended due to technical issues.

[There really is nothing left. There is nothing.]

Between the night of October 11 and October 12, local time, the temperatures of refrigeration and freezing systems at 700 supermarkets across France soared up to 50 degrees Celsius (122 degrees Fahrenheit).

Thawed and spoiled food items were discarded in bulk.

[Julien Freret / France Supermarket Store Manager: A cyberattack occurred on our store software. We are in a situation where we have to discard all fresh and frozen foods in the store.]

Major French retailers, including Carrefour and Monoprix, suffered simultaneous damage, with nationwide losses estimated to reach millions to tens of millions of euros.

The problematic system was manufactured by the Danish company Danfoss, which stated that the affected equipment consisted of "older products that no longer support security updates."

The French Prime Minister's Office announced that it is cooperating with European nations to verify the extent of the damage and is investigating the possibility of other companies being exposed to risks.

However, no group has claimed responsibility for the attack, leaving investigative authorities baffled.

(Reported by Min Gyeong-ho | Produced by Lee Seyoung | Video by Park Chun-bae | Video source: X @SilviusBerthold | Produced by SBS Digital News)
※ Please note: This article was translated by AI and may contain errors.