First known cyberattack on Swiss food refrigeration system

Posted by amenghra on Friday November 06, 2026 @05:46AM
from the swissinfo.ch dept.

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Re:First known cyberattack on Swiss food refrigeration system by amenghra on Friday November 06, 2026 @05:46AM (#50390717)

These companies have several weeks to respond to this risk, and yet here we are. Much sadness.

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Re:First known cyberattack on Swiss food refrigeration system by hulitu on Saturday November 07, 2026 @08:41AM (#50404461)

> several weeks

So few time. Approval processes can take a lot of time.

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Re:First known cyberattack on Swiss food refrigeration system by raverbashing on Friday November 06, 2026 @06:05AM (#50390860)

But they were neutral, weren't them?!!?

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Re:First known cyberattack on Swiss food refrigeration system by elenchist on Friday November 06, 2026 @08:27AM (#50392032)

France last month, Switzerland now. “Cold storage” used to sound so reassuring.

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Re:First known cyberattack on Swiss food refrigeration system by RetroTechie on Friday November 06, 2026 @10:28AM (#50393512)

"To rule out any potential food safety risks, the shop owners disconnected the refrigeration systems from the mains"

The mains provide the avenue of attack. So disconnecting that secures things, while the internet connection provides power to the cooling systems.

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