Claims extracted
15
sentences that state something as happening or true
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0 of 15 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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Technology
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Supermarkets in Sweden, Belgium, Luxembourg and Estonia were hit Monday by problems with freezers and fridges that apparently were caused by cyberattacks, forcing some to dispose of ruined food.
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that → hit → food
The problems follow a case last month in which attackers remotely took control of refrigeration systems in hundreds of supermarkets and independent stores across France, sending temperatures soaring.
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attackers → follow → temperatures
In Sweden, ICA Group supermarket chain spokesperson Gustaf Nilsson told news agency TT that “a limited number” of stores were affected overnight by an incident that affected refrigeration and freezing systems.
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that → tell → systems
He declined to give a specific number.
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He → decline → number
The ICA Kvantum branch in Sjöbo in southern Sweden wrote on its Facebook page that its fridges and freezers had been hacked and set to 50 degrees Celsius (122 degrees Fahrenheit).
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fridges → write → degrees
It said it was working to discard the affected items.
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it → say → items
The Coop chain said that six of its stores in central Sweden had problems with their fridges and freezers, TT reported, though it didn’t immediately have details.
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it → say → details
The Delhaize chain said that an “IT incident” had affected refrigeration systems in several dozen of its stores, mostly in Belgium but also a few in neighboring Luxembourg.
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incident → say → Luxembourg
“In the affected stores, the range of fresh and frozen products is temporarily somewhat limited.
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range → affect → products
Our distribution centers are operating normally, and there has been no disruption to deliveries to our stores,” spokesperson Sarah De Meester said.
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Meester → operate → stores
The Carrefour supermarket chain in Belgium said a “cyberattack targeting refrigeration installations only had an extremely limited impact,” affecting 15 of its more than 700 stores.
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cyberattack → say → stores
In Estonia, a company that makes the affected technology said that one of its clients had been hit by a cyberattack in which attackers accessed a computer controlling refrigeration and turned up the temperature to 50 degrees Celsius, public broadcaster ERR reported.
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ERR → make → degrees
Jann Mutso, the CEO of Kitman Coldtech, declined to say which store’s cooling system had been affected but said that the attack was responded to within minutes and there was no significant damage.
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attack → decline → minutes
The Selver chain said one of its outlets was affected.
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one → say → outlets
The cyberattacks in France appeared to target old systems.
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cyberattacks → appear → systems
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