AFP reports: Major French supermarket chains Intermarche and Cooperative U were hit by a cyberattack that caused their refrigerators to defrost, the two retailers told AFP Monday. Some 150-200 Intermarche shops were targeted, along with almost 100 Cooperative U outlets, in the attack, they said. Paris prosecutors confirmed the attack, which reportedly also hit other...
French supermarket chains say cyberattack forced refrigerator shutdown
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