U.S. Agencies Issue Warning on Refrigeration System Hacks Amid Suspected Attacks on Military Bases
Federal agencies, including CISA, the FBI, and the Departments of Health and Human Services, Agriculture, and Transportation, have issued a joint warning regarding cyberattacks targeting industrial refrigeration units globally. These attacks have affected grocery stores, cold storage facilities, military bases, and a blood bank in France. The U.S. officials suspect Iran-linked hackers are behind freezer malfunctions at approximately six commissaries on U.S. military bases, which began in late August. Hackers can force refrigeration units into continuous heating or defrost cycles, manipulate temperature readings, and potentially cause fire hazards, spoiled inventory, and harm to consumers. European authorities have also issued a joint warning, coordinating their response to similar incidents that have impacted supermarkets in Sweden, Belgium, Luxembourg, and France. Cybersecurity experts, such as Nahman Khayet, co-founder and CEO at Alt Security, note that the pattern of these hacks aligns closely with Iran...