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UK meat processing firms’ fridges heat up after cyber-attacks
A worker cleans a refrigerated display unit at a SuperValu branch in Ireland.
The first UK impacts were reported the day after cooling units in seven European countries were hacked. Photograph: ReutersView image in fullscreenA worker cleans a refrigerated display unit at a SuperValu branch in Ireland. The first UK impacts were reported the day after cooling units in seven European countries were hacked.
Photograph: ReutersCybercrimeUK meat processing firms’ fridges heat up after cyber-attacks in Europe Cybersecurity experts say incidents had minimal effect but may represent the ‘foothills’ of a wider threat Prefer the Guardian on GoogleMeat processing firms in the UK have been hit by cyber-attacks after hackers raised the temperatures of supermarket freezers across Europe. The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) said it was working with the affected companies but that the national impact was minimal. Speaking at the launch of the NCSC annual review on Tuesday, the centre’s director of operations, Paul Chichester, said: “We’re aware of those incidents in the UK, and obviously we’re working with the affected organisations. “At the moment, the impact is minimal.”
