Cyber attacks

Supermarket freezer cyberattack 'not sophisticated,' Prof. Kevin Curran explains

EuroNews5 November 2026, 08:24 UTC

Stefan Grobe speaks to Kevin Curran, Professor of Cybersecurity at the University of Ulster. He explains that the attack was 'not sophisticated', and vulnerabilities were known long term.

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