From smart fridges to toothbrushes: Could your everyday devices be helping cybercriminals?

The attack on 13 SuperValu stores highlights how vulnerable everyday technology can be, with experts warning of wider disruption

Unsettling questions have emerged after tonnes of food, worth thousands of euros, had to be thrown out from 13 of Musgrave’s Supervalu stores, and other international supermarkets, following a Europe-wide cyberattack this week. File picture: REUTERS/Stringer

What do cyberattackers have to gain by heating SuperValu fridges? Should we be stockpiling canned goods in case the attackers return to finish the job? 

Unsettling questions have emerged after tonnes of food, worth thousands of euros, had to be thrown out from 13 of Musgrave’s Supervalu stores, and other international supermarkets, following a Europe-wide cyberattack this week.