Europe's Refrigeration Cyberattacks Expose a Weak Link in Critical Infrastructure, Cybersecurity Expert Warns
- On Tuesday, Juhan Lepassaar, executive director of the EU's cybersecurity agency ENISA, warned that household appliances face emerging cyber threats, urging Europe to increase security investment following recent attacks.
- Attacks targeted supermarkets in at least 12 European countries throughout October and November, with a November 2 incident at The French Blood Establishment forcing staff to move plasma products to safety.
- Ray Carney, senior director of research special operations at Tenable, noted the systems ran on outdated technology with default passwords, allowing attackers to attempt resetting equipment from minus 30 degrees Celsius to 110 degrees Celsius.
- French officials blamed Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps for the October supermarket attacks, while authorities continue investigating the plasma site breach through an outside refrigeration supplier.
- Any sector with remotely reachable controllers faces similar risks, Carney warned, urging operators to "Treat the vendor as part of your attack surface.
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After recent attacks on supermarket refrigerators, home appliances could be the next target, the European Union's (EU) cybersecurity chief told AFP on Tuesday.
After recent attacks on supermarket refrigerators, home appliances could be the next target, the European Union's (EU) cybersecurity chief told AFP on Tuesday.
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After recent attacks on supermarket fridges, home appliances could be next, the EU's cyber chief told AFP on Tuesday, as he urged Europe to invest more to counter growing cyber threats. Supermarkets in at least 12 European countries were hit by cyberattacks in October and November, with France the worst affected. "Security should not and cannot be an afterthought," Juhan Lepassaar, executive director of the EU's cybersecurity agency ENISA, said.…
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