Cyber attacks affect UK meat processing industry, top security official says
Three British meat suppliers were affected, but none lost stock as hackers exploited vulnerable refrigeration controllers across Europe, officials and industry groups said.
- 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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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.
The U.S. authorities have warned against a continuing cyber threat to industrial cooling systems. Unknown hackers have set aside weak points in Internet-related temperature controllers from food retailers and cold stores, according to a joint statement issued on Thursday by the Federal Police FBI, the cybersecurity agency CISA and the ministries of health, transport and agriculture.
US warns of ‘ongoing cyber threat’ to industrial refrigeration systems
WASHINGTON — The United States is warning of an “ongoing cyber threat” to industrial refrigeration systems, saying in a statement issued on Thursday that every organization that depends on cold storage should assume it could fall into the hackers’ crosshairs.
After attacks on cooling systems there is growing concern about further sabotage. Now US authorities fear that there may be further attacks.
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