After the Fridge Attacks: Home Appliances Could Be Next Target of Hackers
Verified: 5 outlets in 4 countries have reported this story since Nov 10, 1 of them from Bulgaria.
The European Union needs to increase investment in cybersecurity as attacks on supermarket refrigeration systems expose weaknesses that could leave other connected devices, including household appliances, vulnerable, Juhan Lepassaar, executive director of the EU Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA), warned on Tuesday. His warning follows cyberattacks affecting supermarkets in at least 12 European countries during October and November, with France suffering the most extensive impact. Recent incidents have also raised concerns among governments and the public about society's vulnerability to cyber…
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1 outlet from Bulgaria, where the story is: Novinite · how we count
- Nov 10, 5:03 PM UTCFirst reportAfter Fridge Hacks, Home Appliances Could Be Next, Warns EU Cyber Chiefenglish.aawsat.com ↗
- Nov 10, 5:58 PM UTC+55 minAfter fridge hacks, home appliances could be next, EU cyber chief warnsscmp.com ↗
- Severity rose to medium
- Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 10, 5:58 PM UTC · +55 min
- Nov 11, 7:17 AM UTC+14 hAfter fridge hacks, home appliances could be next, warns EU cyber chiefnews.tuoitre.vn ↗
- Nov 11, 1:59 PM UTC+21 hEU Home Appliances Could Face Cyberattacks After Supermarket Fridge Hacksmoroccoworldnews.com ↗
- Nov 11, 10:12 PM UTC+29 h· you’re reading thisAfter the Fridge Attacks: Home Appliances Could Be Next Target of Hackersnovinite.com ↗
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