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First known cyberattack on Swiss food refrigeration system(swissinfo.ch)
17 points by amenghra 2 days ago | 5 comments
[–] RetroTechie 1 day ago
"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.

[–] elenchist 1 day ago
France last month, Switzerland now. “Cold storage” used to sound so reassuring.
[–] amenghra 2 days ago
These companies have several weeks to respond to this risk, and yet here we are. Much sadness.
[–] hulitu 21 hours ago
> several weeks

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

[–] raverbashing 2 days ago
But they were neutral, weren't them?!!?