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Home appliances could be next after fridge hacks, warns EU cyber chief

The warning comes after supermarkets in at least 12 European countries were hit by cyberattacks in October and November, with France the worst affected.

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00:02After recent attacks on supermarket fridges, home appliances could be next.
00:07The EU's cyber chief warned on Tuesday, urging Europe to invest more to counter growing cyber threats.
00:13They need to invest in the security of their products.
00:17Security should not and cannot be an afterthought.
00:21Today it was fridges, tomorrow it could be routers,
00:26the day after tomorrow it could be home appliances and so forth.
00:32Recent incidents include cyber attacks on supermarkets and blood banks in France and eight other EU countries,
00:39as well as the PHP vulnerability, which prompted governments and companies to take down their websites.
00:45They raised concerns over how vulnerable society is to cyber attacks.
00:49The policemen arriving, the fire brigade arriving, the hospital functioning, the transport,
00:55giving you a ride from point A to B.
00:59These are the things that we depend on to functioning well and 24-7.
01:06And if they don't, we will have an immediate impact.
01:10And that's why cyber security is important.
01:12A new report from the EU's Agency for Cyber Security found that over 57% of cyber incidents in 2025
01:20were ideologically driven by geopolitical events such as Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine
01:26and the conflict in the Middle East, although most had limited impact.

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