Cyber attacks affect UK meat processing industry, top security official says
The NCSC said the attacks exposed vulnerable technology in the whole food supply chain, while UK firms worked overnight to contain the impact.
- On Thursday, The United States warned of an "ongoing cyber threat" to industrial refrigeration systems, with the FBI and CISA urging organizations to assume they could be targets.
- The warning follows recent waves of attacks targeting commercial freezers across Europe and the United Kingdom, while Pentagon investigators treat mysterious malfunctions at military bases in August as a cyberattack.
- Hackers are exploiting vulnerabilities in internet-accessible temperature controllers. "If successfully exploited, the actors could change the temperature and possibly cause physical impacts such as fire hazards, loss of inventory and changes to the service life of the system," agencies warned.
- Critical infrastructure sectors, including food, Agriculture, and Transportation, face risks from these attacks. Agencies urged operators to remove remote control systems from the internet and strengthen passwords.
- While The United States has not formally attributed the hacks, security researchers and government officials suspect Iran is the likely culprit, and the threat to commercial cold storage remains ongoing.
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Hackers manipulate cooling systems, spoil food, even blood products are threatened. After attacks in several European countries, the FBI and CISA warn of further attacks and explain how they could be prevented.
Refrigerators reached up to 50 degrees Celsius, causing food destruction - What the National Cybersecurity Authority warns about and what measures it recommends for businesses
From France and Belgium to Sweden and Ireland, attacks on food business refrigeration systems reveal a new dimension of digital threats. A warning from the National Cybersecurity Authority Cyberattacks are now moving from the digital world to the real economy, demonstrating that even systems that were previously considered simple technical installations can be the target of malicious actions, with serious financial and operational consequences.…
US authorities have warned of an ongoing cyber threat to industrial refrigeration systems. Unknown hackers have targeted vulnerabilities in internet-connected temperature controllers in grocery stores and cold storage facilities, according to a joint statement released on Thursday by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Cybersecurity Agency (CISA) and the Departments of Health, Transportation and Agriculture, which Reuters cited.
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