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One reader sounds a warning about all our devices that are connected to the internet, following a series of cyber-attacks on supermarket fridgesWell done to Alex Pearce for unplugging his fridge from the internet (Hot fridges, a fake nuclear alert and a $6bn heist: are we in the foothills of a hacking epidemic?, 8 November).
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‘Not particularly complex’ defrosting hack has been attributed to Iran, with presumption it is linked to others across EuropeIranian hackers like to send a message.In 2023 a state-backed group interrupted TV streaming services in the United Arab Emirates to broadcast a deepfake report on the war in Gaza. In the same year, hackers affiliated with
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As AI exposes flaws in IT systems and geopolitics plays out on the cyber frontline, some experts say the events of recent weeks could soon be a common occurenceAlex Pearce was doing the morning rounds at his fruit and vegetable wholesale business in London on Monday last week when he noticed something odd.The defrost light
Men allegedly impersonated voices and images of executives to convince employees to send large paymentsThree foreign nationals were arrested and charged with using AI to allegedly impersonate corporate CEOs and attorneys to steal over $100m, according to an indictment that was newly unsealed by the US Department of Justice.According to a press release from the
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Temperature and defrosting thresholds raised to ‘very high levels’ at three cold stores stocking vital blood productsEurope live – latest updatesFrance’s national blood service has said hackers accessed control systems and boosted temperatures at three cold stores stocking vital blood products, in an apparent escalation of recent cyber-attacks on fridges and freezers across Europe.The French
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Supermarket fridges and freezers in several European countries have malfunctioned after a reported cyber-attack, with their thermostats remotely cranked up. It is unclear who is behind the latest apparent attack but the EU has condemned what it said was ‘a deliberate attempt to disrupt our food supply’. It comes as the UK’s cybersecurity body warns
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Cybersecurity experts say incidents had minimal effect but may represent the ‘foothills’ of a wider threatMeat suppliers 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
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Chains in Sweden, Belgium and Luxembourg say fridge temperatures rose overnight, similar to hack of French storesSupermarket chains in Sweden, Belgium and Luxembourg have said the temperatures of their refrigerators and freezers in dozens of stores rose overnight, prompting fears of a cyber-attack similar to one that caused millions of euros of food losses in
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Cryptocurrency exchange has begun to allow withdrawals after theft believed to have come from North KoreaInvestors have pulled $3.6bn (£2.7bn) in funds from the cryptocurrency exchange Binance as it recovers from a record hack in which billions were stolen from customer accounts.The platform was hit by a $6.3bn theft on Thursday, which has since been
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Using a fake DOB or leaving the field blank when making an online account can offer protection from identity theftYou get a call from your bank saying there has been suspicious activity on your account. They read out your name, address and date of birth so you are happy it is a legitimate caller.But you
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