US agencies warn grocery operators on industrial freezer hacking risks
Original title: Feds warn grocers: Don't chill on cyber defenses as freezer hacking spree heats up
Attacks in Europe have raised fridge temperatures to 50°C spoiling food and risking fires; US operators urged to disconnect systems from the internet.
The FBI CISA and other agencies are warning operators of industrial refrigeration systems about remote attacks that increase temperatures to 50°C. No documented attacks have occurred in US supermarkets yet though a similar campaign has hit stores in Europe. Dutch grocery chain Ahold Delhaize took systems offline after a cyberattack affecting its US and European operations and the Pentagon suspects some US military base freezer malfunctions were cyberattacks.
Unconfirmed: FBI response to questions about US attacks pending; no confirmed exploitation of these systems in the US
- No documented digital attacks against American supermarkets
- Attacks in Europe since mid-October have raised fridge temperatures to 50°C
- Pentagon treats military base freezer malfunctions as suspected cyberattacks
- FBI asked owners about US incidents but received no response
- Ahold Delhaize proactively took IT systems offline after attack
- Vendors
- Ahold Delhaize
- Products
- Food LionGiant FoodStop & Shop
From the original article
3 min read at theregister.comIf you have any industrial smart freezers, look out. The US federal government is urging owners and operators to disconnect them from the internet, apply patches, change default passwords, and take other security measures to prevent the kind of attacks that have become prevalent in Europe.
By Jessica Lyons · theregister.com
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