Cyber attacks on supermarket fridges across Europe show 'gaps' in security, EU agency says

Ireland was one of an estimated 19 European countries, including 15 EU states, whose supermarket freezers were targeted last week in cyber attacks. Picture: Maude Brulard/AFP via Getty Images

Recent cyber attacks on supermarket refrigeration systems across Europe underline the “gaps” in EU cyber security and the need for quicker information sharing, the union’s cyber security agency has said.

The EU Agency for Cybersecurity, Enisa, said member states needed to strengthen the cyber security awareness and ensure cyber policies for critical sectors were implemented.