Attacks on supermarket refrigeration reach a dozen European countries, according to AFP

Cyberattacks against supermarket refrigeration systems now affect twelve European countries: Germany, Belgium, Estonia, Finland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, the United Kingdom, Romania and Sweden, according to an AFP tally published on Tuesday by La Nación (Costa Rica). According to the agency, Germany, Romania and the United Kingdom have joined the list since Monday. AFP does not attribute the tally to any official body.

In the United Kingdom, the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) referred to "two or three examples" in which a technological vulnerability had been exploited, without further details, according to AFP. As for Germany, the agency gives no details of the companies or shops affected.

European Commission spokesperson Thomas Regnier said on Tuesday that these incidents show "how cyberattacks can disrupt essential services", according to AFP. In Sweden, a Coop spokesperson said that seven of its 800 shops suffered incidents and that the equipment was connected to old 4G networks, according to the same agency and Animal Político.

No one has claimed responsibility for the attacks, according to AFP.

Story under review: the tally of twelve countries comes from AFP and has not been confirmed by any official body; still pending are opening the statements from the British NCSC and the German authorities, and finding out which companies and how many shops are affected in Germany and the United Kingdom.