Pentagon probes August base freezer failures as a suspected hack
Original title: US Probes Suspected Hack Behind Military Base Freezer Failures
US investigators are also in contact with France after hackers overheated freezers in more than 350 stores.
The Pentagon is treating August freezer failures that spoiled food at US military commissaries as a suspected cyberattack, Reuters reported, citing four officials. In at least one case temperatures were raised overnight rather than the units simply stopping. A US Cyber Command unit and the Army Criminal Investigation Division’s Cyber Field Office are working with French police. In France, hackers raised cooling-unit temperatures in more than 350 stores; some units caught fire, and one owner estimated losses in the tens of millions of euros. Who did it, and the US technical cause, are still unknown.
Unconfirmed: Reuters could not establish attribution, how the US freezers failed, or any Danfoss link to the bases.
- At least six commissaries were hit in late August; some counts say up to 14 sites.
- Named stores include Fort Irwin, F.E. Warren, Naval Station Newport, Columbus, and Travis.
- Fort Huachuca said on August 26 its freezer entered defrost and heated the food.
- Danfoss, named in the French attacks, did not reply; the US equipment brand is unknown.
- A public Danfoss controller report predates the incidents but is not linked to the bases.
Impact: Freezer temperatures raised, spoiling stored food
- Vendors
- Danfoss
- Countries
- United StatesFrance
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The Pentagon treats August freezer failures at US military bases as a suspected hack and is working with French investigators after a supermarket attack. The Pentagon is investigating freezer failures that spoiled food at US military bases in August as a suspected cyberattack, according to four officials who spoke to Reuters. One official said US […]
By Pierluigi Paganini · securityaffairs.com
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