Italy confirms a cyberattack on the refrigeration of some twenty supermarkets in Sicily

The Italian Government confirmed a cyberattack against the refrigeration systems of some supermarkets, whose impact it described as "very limited" and attributed to outdated security systems, Chilean newspaper La Prensa Austral reported on Wednesday.

According to the same source, the attack affected some twenty supermarkets in Sicily, in cities such as Catania and Palermo, belonging to the Coop chain and the Radenza Group, according to local media.

The case adds to the attacks on supermarket refrigeration already reported in Belgium, Portugal and other European countries, and to the investigation opened in Romania by the National Cyber Security Directorate (DNSC) into six shops of the same chain, according to La Prensa Austral. The sources have not established who is behind it.

Story under review: only one page reporting it has been opened and it does not say which agency it comes from; still pending are opening the confirmation from the Italian Government or the chains affected, the exact date of the attack and the final number of shops.