Words from the news, explained in easy English. From: Hackers raise temperatures in French supermarket refrigerators, spoiling food.
The transcript follows the voice, word by word.
In this episode
- Hackers raise temperatures in French supermarket refrigerators, spoiling food
- Pope Leo XIV admitted to hospital for lung surgery
Transcript
Tap a sentence to hear it from there.
Sources
- RechercheOn Monday, October 12, major French supermarket chains said a cyberattack raised temperatures in refrigeration units at hundreds of stores, forcing spoiled food to be discarded. The account is attributed to the chains; the reports do not independently establish who carried out the attack.
- RechercheDanfoss said affected refrigeration-management units were running outdated firmware. That statement does not establish whether outdated firmware was the means used to gain access in this attack.
- RechercheThe Dutch retailer Ahold Delhaize also reported a network security issue, but it said there was no reason to conclude it was linked to the French supermarket attack.
- RechercheThe incident involved refrigeration-management systems, rather than consumer smart fridges. TIME reported that supermarket controllers can be connected to the internet to permit remote management; it also reported that the French government said exposing a management interface to the internet is contrary to best practices.
- Hackers Heat French Supermarket Fridges to 50 Degrees | Trending Topics
- Cyberattack Targets French Supermarket Refrigerators, Forcing Mass Food Disposal - CNET
- RechercheThe CBC report says Leo had revealed the discovery of the nodule during his Sunday noon prayer and announced that he would have it removed.
- RechercheFrance 24 also reported that the admission was for surgery to remove a small lung nodule discovered during recent medical checks.