Built dumb. Built to last.

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Remotely managed supermarket fridge

In October attackers reached the controllers that run the fridges and freezers in hundreds of French supermarkets, among them Carrefour, Intermarché, Monoprix and Coopérative U shops, and turned the cold up to as much as 50 °C. Nothing was stolen and no ransom was asked; the food simply went in the bin. The controllers were online so maintenance firms could adjust them from afar. Someone did.

Online
Wi-Fi, Ethernet or cellular. An attacker can be anywhere, and it can collect data.
Cloud-dependent
Needs the maker's servers or app to work, so the maker can switch it off.

Buy the dumb one instead

We do not link to the smart one. You can find it.

Survival checklist

What it survives, next to the dumb one.
1
=SURVIVES(threat)Survives…
ThisRemotely managed supermarket fridge
The dumb oneDumb oneZeer pot
2
Power cut
FALSE
TRUE
3
Wi-Fi goes down
FALSE
TRUE
4
The company switches off its servers
FALSE
TRUE
5
Someone tries to hack it
FALSE
TRUE
6
A firmware update goes wrong
FALSE
TRUE
7
Twenty years from now
FALSE
TRUE
8
=COUNTIF(TRUE)Total
0 of 60/6
6 of 66/6

The dumb one is the Zeer pot.

Its row

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Can be set to 50 °C from anywhere. Recently, it was.

Remotely managed supermarket fridge

Online · Cloud-dependent Cheese, managed remotely. Badly.