Hackers thawed freezers in hundreds of French supermarkets

Hackers remotely triggered defrost cycles, the thawing process that can spoil food, in about 150-200 Intermarché stores and nearly 100 Cooperative U stores across France since Sunday night, the chains said Oct. 12, calling it unprecedented. BFM TV reported E. Leclerc was also hit, which Leclerc has not confirmed.