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UK meat processing firms hit amid fridge and freezer cyber attacks

It has emerged that the cyber attack on French supermarket fridges involved legacy technology connected to internet with default passwords.

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Event date
exact date
Coverage
5 outlets · 5 articles
first · latest
Reporting countries
United Kingdom
English
Countries concerned
France, United Kingdom
Security & defense · intensity 1.5 · tone -1.00
In 5 seconds

Covered mainly by the Western sphere (100%); silent in Sino-Russian & BRICS, Arab-Muslim world, Global South.

Western 100%Sino-Russian & BRICS 0%Arab-Muslim world 0%Global South 0%

Global sphere reading. The left / centre / right reading is shown in the coverage analysis below.

In 30 seconds
  • Confirmed by 5 outlets in 1 countries.
  • Ignored by Sino-Russian & BRICS, Arab-Muslim world, Global South.
  • Propagation: first reported by The Independent (United Kingdom), . 5 outlets republished 1 headline word for word.

Headline clash across the four spheres

Western
Sino-Russian & BRICS

No outlet in this sphere covers the event: blind spot.

Arab-Muslim world

No outlet in this sphere covers the event: blind spot.

Global South

No outlet in this sphere covers the event: blind spot.

Coverage analysis

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Event sources

  1. UK meat processing firms hit amid fridge and freezer cyber attacks
    The IndependentRoyaume-UniUnited Kingdom → United KingdomEnglish
  2. UK meat processing firms hit amid fridge and freezer cyber attacks
    the-independent.comUnknownUnited Kingdom → FranceEnglish
  3. UK meat processing firms hit amid fridge and freezer cyber attacks
    Evening StandardRoyaume-UniUnited Kingdom → FranceEnglish
  4. UK meat processing firms hit amid fridge and freezer cyber attacks
    wharfedaleobserver.co.ukRoyaume-UniUnited Kingdom → United KingdomEnglish
  5. UK meat processing firms hit amid fridge and freezer cyber attacks
    theargus.co.ukAustralieUnited Kingdom → FranceEnglish