CISA warns critical infrastructure operators to harden cooling systems amid attacks
Original title: Harden cooling systems now, feds warn critical infrastructure operators amid attacks
Agencies urge strong authentication and updates for cooling systems in healthcare, food, and chemicals sectors after European supermarket hacks.
The U.S. government called on critical infrastructure operators to safeguard their cooling systems following hacks that have caused chaos in European supermarkets in recent weeks. The warning, issued by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, the FBI and others, comes after hundreds of supermarkets across Europe had their refrigerators remotely hacked and temperatures raised, resulting in potentially millions of euros of spoiled food. Earlier this week, cooling unit controls were tampered with at three of France’s national blood banks, though it’s unclear if the incidents are linked.
Unconfirmed: It is unclear if the incidents in Europe and the US are connected.
- Malicious actors may exploit unpatched or internet-accessible controllers
- Organizations should identify any systems accessible from the internet
- US military commissaries also experienced unexpected defrost or heating modes
Impact: remote alteration of cooling system settings causing inventory loss
- 1.use strong authentication
- 2.keep systems updated
- 3.identify internet-accessible systems
- Products
- cooling systems
- Countries
- EuropeUnited StatesRussia
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2 min read at therecord.mediaThe U. S. government on Thursday called on critical infrastructure operators to safeguard their cooling systems following hacks that have caused chaos in European supermarkets in recent weeks.
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