Hackers Turn French Supermarket Fridges Hot

黑客入侵法国超市冰柜

法国数百家大型超市遭遇网络攻击,冰柜温度被远程调高,导致大量食品变质。调查显示,黑客利用店内陈旧制冷软件的漏洞实现了远程入侵。仅一天之内,损失就高达数千万欧元。专家警告称,医院和电网等关键基础设施可能会成为下一个攻击目标。
Hundreds of French supermarkets have been hit by a massive cyberattack.
法国数百家超市遭遇大规模网络攻击。hit by 遭遇攻击 / massive cyberattack 大规模网络攻击
Hackers remotely forced store fridges to heat up to 50 degrees Celsius.
黑客远程将门店内冰柜的温度调高至50摄氏度。remotely forced 远程强行 / heat up to 加热至……
This sudden heat spoiled tons of food and started fires in several stores.
突然的高温导致数吨食品变质,部分门店甚至发生火灾。spoiled tons of food 导致大量食品变质 / started fires 引发火灾
Major chains were affected, including Intermarché, Cooperative U, and Carrefour.
包括Intermarché、Cooperative U和家乐福在内的大型连锁品牌均受到波及。major chains 大型连锁店 / were affected 受到影响
At least 300 Intermarché shops and over 100 Cooperative U stores were hit.
至少有300家Intermarché门店和100多家Cooperative U门店遭到袭击。at least 至少 / were hit 受到冲击
Carrefour also reported that 80 of its supermarkets suffered damage.
家乐福也报告称旗下有80家超市受损。reported that 报告称 / suffered damage 遭受损失
Intermarché chief Thierry Cotillard said that
Intermarché负责人蒂埃里·科蒂亚尔表示,chief 负责人
the losses reached tens of millions of euros in a single day.
仅一天的损失就高达数千万欧元。losses reached 损失达到 / in a single day 单日内
Dominique Schelcher, head of Cooperative U, called the attack unacceptable,
Cooperative U负责人多米尼克·谢尔歇称这次袭击不可接受,head of ……的负责人 / called the attack unacceptable 称此次袭击无法容忍
because it directly threatened the nation's food supply.
因为它直接威胁到了国家食品供应安全。directly threatened 直接威胁到 / food supply 食品供应
So, how did the hackers break in?
黑客究竟是如何潜入的?break in 侵入、破解
Investigators found a flaw in cooling software made by Danish firm Danfoss.
调查人员在丹麦丹佛斯公司生产的制冷软件中发现了漏洞。found a flaw 发现漏洞 / cooling software 制冷软件
Danfoss explained that the targeted stores were running outdated software.
丹佛斯方面解释称,受攻击的门店使用的是过时版本的软件。targeted stores 目标门店 / running outdated software 运行过时软件
France's cybersecurity agency is now investigating with European partners.
法国国家网络安全局目前正与欧洲合作伙伴联手展开调查。cybersecurity agency 网络安全机构 / investigating 调查中
Experts warn this attack is an urgent wake-up call,
专家警告称,必须把这次袭击视为紧急警钟,experts warn 专家警告 / urgent wake-up call 紧急警钟
because hackers could target hospitals or power grids next.
因为黑客下一步的目标可能就是医院或电网。target hospitals 把医院当作目标 / power grids 电网

Quiz 🧠

Q1. Can cyberattacks cause physical damage to real buildings?
①True
②False
查看答案

✅ True

黑客可以通过远程控制冷藏柜等实体设备,引发火灾或导致食品变质等实体损害。

Hackers can control physical machines like fridges, causing food to spoil or even starting fires.

Q2. What does "flaw" mean in "a security flaw"?
①Weakness
②Update
③Feature
④Success
查看答案

✅ Weakness

'Flaw' 表示某种系统或事物的缺陷或弱点。

A flaw is a fault or weakness that can cause something to fail.

Q3. Why did French supermarkets lose millions of euros after store fridges were heated up?
①Food spoiled quickly
②Workers went on strike
③Electricity prices rose
④Shoppers refused to pay
查看答案

✅ Food spoiled quickly

当冰柜温度大幅上升时,生鲜食品会迅速变质,从而无法继续销售。

When fridges get too hot, large amounts of fresh food spoil immediately and cannot be sold.

Dialogue 🎧

Alex: Did you see what hackers just did in France?
Alex: 你看到黑客在法国干的好事了吗?
Alex: They literally turned supermarket fridges into ovens.
Alex: 他们简直把超市的冰柜变成了烤箱。
Charlotte: Wait, what? Into ovens?
Charlotte: 等等,什么?烤箱?
Alex: Yes!
Alex: 对啊!
Alex: They hacked the cooling systems remotely and cranked temperatures up to fifty degrees Celsius.
Alex: 他们远程黑进了制冷系统,把温度直接调到了50摄氏度。
Charlotte: Fifty degrees? That is crazy hot.
Charlotte: 50度?那也太烫了吧。
Charlotte: It ruined tons of food and even sparked store fires!
Charlotte: 数吨食物全被毁了,有些店里甚至还着火了!
Alex: Fires inside freezers sounds completely impossible. How many stores got hit?
Alex: 冷冻柜里起火听起来太不可思议了。到底有多少家店遭殃了?
Charlotte: Hundreds of them. Major chains like Intermarché, Cooperative U, and Carrefour were all hit.
Charlotte: 有好几百家呢。像Intermarché、Cooperative U和家乐福这样的大型连锁超市全中招了。
Alex: That sounds like absolute chaos for shoppers. And the financial damage must be massive.
Alex: 对去买东西的人来说肯定乱成一团了。经济损失肯定也大得惊人。
Charlotte: Huge. Intermarché said losses hit tens of millions of euros in a single day.
Charlotte: 巨大。Intermarché说光一天的损失就达到了数千万欧元。
Alex: Tens of millions? In one day? That is terrifying.
Alex: 一天就几千万?这也太吓人了。
Charlotte: The head of Cooperative U said it directly threatened the nation's food supply.
Charlotte: Cooperative U的负责人都说这已经直接威胁到了国家的食品供应。
Alex: How did hackers even break into a fridge system, though?
Alex: 不过黑客到底是怎么入侵冰柜系统的呢?
Alex: Did someone leave a password open?
Alex: 难道是有人把密码泄露了?
Charlotte: There was a flaw in cooling software made by a Danish firm called Danfoss.
Charlotte: 是一家叫丹佛斯的丹麦公司,他们开发的制冷软件里存在安全漏洞。
Alex: So the software company messed up?
Alex: 所以是软件公司搞砸了?
Charlotte: Well, Danfoss says those stores were running outdated software. France's cybersecurity agency is investigating now.
Charlotte: 这个嘛,丹佛斯表示是那些门店一直在用老版本软件。法国网络安全局现在正在调查。
Alex: Updating your software is annoying, but wow. Skipping an update just burned millions.
Alex: 更新软件虽然挺麻烦的,但天哪,就因为省了次更新,居然蒸发了几千万欧元。
Charlotte: Exactly. And experts warn this attack is an urgent wake-up call.
Charlotte: 可不是嘛。专家还警告说,这次攻击敲响了紧急警钟。
Alex: A wake-up call for grocery stores?
Alex: 给杂货超市敲响警钟?
Charlotte: For everything. Hackers could target hospitals or power grids next.
Charlotte: 给所有行业。黑客下一步的目标可能就是医院或电网了。
Alex: That gives me chills.
Alex: 听得我后背发凉。
Alex: I will never look at a supermarket freezer the same way again.
Alex: 我以后再也没法用平常心看待超市的冰柜了。

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