US Agencies Warn of Refrigeration Hacks Amid Suspected Attacks on Military Bases

Hackers are targeting refrigerators worldwide, US agencies warn

The warning follows Nextgov/FCW reporting that officials suspect Iran-linked hackers were behind freezer failures at military commissaries.

US agencies warn of refrigeration hacks amid suspected attacks on military bases

Hackers are targeting temperature controls worldwide, officials say. The warning follows Nextgov/FCW reporting that officials suspect Iran-linked hacker...

US government warns of ‘ongoing cyber threat’ amid mass hacks of industrial retail and military freezers

A joint U.S. government statement says the hacks are affecting the food, transportation, and healthcare industries after reports of global mass-hacks. Read more →

Supermarket freezer attacks reach at least six European countries, and the record linking them to US base failures stays thin

A freezer at a Selver supermarket in Estonia was remotely set to 50 degrees Celsius early Monday, Nov. 2, and its stock survived because the store’s refrigeration partner responded within 10 minutes. Stores in at least five other European countries were hit that night, and U.S. military investigators are asking whether something similar spoiled food at base commissaries in August.