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Largest-ever food destruction cyber-attack, Microsoft patches 1,411 flaws, Drones knock out Russia's Yandex

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Episode Largest-ever food destruction cyber-attack, Microsoft patches 1,411 flaws, Drones knock out Russia's Yandex

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French Supermarket Freezers Turned to Ovens, Ahold Delhaize Outage, Microsoft's 1,411-Fix Patch Tuesday, AI Worm Debate, and Drones Hit Yandex Cloud

Cybersecurity Today host David Shipley reports on a wave of attacks that pushed refrigeration controllers at hundreds of French supermarket stores up to 50°C, sparking fires and spoiling food, with ANSSI investigating and outdated Danfoss-related firmware and known flaws cited.

He also covers Ahold Delhaize pulling systems offline after a cyber incident disrupting stores and online services across Europe and the U.S.

Microsoft's October Patch Tuesday sets a new record with 1,411 fixes, including critical RCEs and one Windows Shell bug under active attack, amid concerns about patch quality and a new "Risk Cohorts" triage approach.

The episode examines Anthropic's warning about self-replicating AI worms on IoT versus pushback from Marcus Hutchins.

Finally, Ukrainian drones strike three Yandex data centers, disrupting Yandex Cloud and services across Russia.

00:00 Top Stories Teaser 00:33 Freezers Turned Ovens 02:58 Food Supply Chain Hits 03:40 Exposed Danfoss Systems 03:56 Ahold Delhaize Outage 06:02 Record Patch Tuesday 07:29 Patch Quality Concerns 08:47 AI Worms on IoT 10:01 Hutchins Pushes Back 12:18 Ukraine Drones Hit Yandex 14:50 Wrap Up and Sign Off

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