Cyber attacks affect UK meat processing industry, top security official says
The agency said vulnerable refrigeration technology was exploited in a wider wave of attacks that forced some stores to discard food and raised temperatures to 50C.
- 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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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.
Cybercriminals can increase the temperature in cooling systems remotely. Now US authorities are sounding the alarm: supermarkets and health facilities worldwide could be targeted by the attackers.
Cybercriminals can increase the temperature in cooling systems from a distance. Now US authorities are sounding the alarm – supermarkets and health facilities could be targeted worldwide.
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