CISA Warns of Attacks on Industrial Refrigeration Controllers
Original title: CISA and the FBI Warn Of Attacks against Industrial Refrigeration Controllers
Attackers may exploit unpatched controllers to alter settings and cause inventory loss in refrigeration systems.
CISA and FBI issued advisory on attacks against industrial refrigeration controllers used in grocery and cold storage. Attackers can change temperatures remotely, forcing continuous cycles. Mitigation: keep off internet, update firmware, etc.
- Targets electronic temperature controllers in retail and cold storage
- May force continuous heating and defrost cycles
- Mitigations include keeping devices off the internet and firmware updates
Impact: remote alteration of temperature settings leading to equipment hazards and inventory loss
- 1.Keep controllers off the internet
- 2.Update firmware
- 3.Change default passwords
From the original article
3 min read at securityaffairs.com
US agencies warn attackers are going after industrial refrigeration controllers. The fixes are basic, and most start with getting them off the internet. CISA, the FBI, HHS, USDA and the Department of Transportation published a joint advisory on attacks against industrial refrigeration controllers and cold chain monitoring systems.
By Pierluigi Paganini · securityaffairs.com
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