From The Next Web · Ana-Maria Stanciuc · · 1m 20s
Pentagon probes cyberattack on military base freezers
US investigators suspect hackers caused refrigeration failures at military commissaries in August, mirroring a recent attack on French supermarkets.
In brief
US investigators suspect hackers caused refrigeration failures at military commissaries in August, mirroring a recent attack on French supermarkets. The Pentagon is investigating whether hackers caused freezers to fail at US military base shops in August, following a similar cyberattack on French supermarkets…
Freezer failures at US military shops
In late August, refrigerators and freezers at military commissaries switched to defrost mode and warmed up, spoiling food. At least six bases reported problems, including Fort Huachuca in Arizona and Fort Irwin in California.
Pentagon treats incidents as suspected cyberattack
Four officials told Reuters on Thursday that investigators are treating the US incidents as a suspected cyberattack.Army and Air Force investigators, including an Army cybercrime unit, began looking into the failures soon afterwards.
French supermarkets hit by similar attack
In mid-October, attackers reportedly changed the settings on refrigeration systems at hundreds of supermarkets in France, causing them to defrost overnight.About one hundred fifty Intermarché stores and nearly one hundred Super U shops were affected.
Danfoss equipment and known vulnerabilities
Many French stores used control boxes made by Danish refrigeration company Danfoss.Records for at least one US shop, at Naval Air Facility El Centro in California, list a Danfoss control system.
The short version
The Pentagon is investigating whether hackers caused freezers to fail at US military base shops in August, following a similar cyberattack on French supermarkets.
