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Cyberattacks have disrupted refrigeration at supermarkets and other food businesses in several European countries, spoiling food and damaging equipment, according to reports. The culprit and whether the incidents share a single cause remain unclear.
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The incidents raise concerns about cyber risks to food storage and distribution systems, but the supplied articles report no direct U.S. disruption. U.S. food businesses could be affected by similar vulnerabilities, though the reports do not establish that such attacks have occurred in the United States.