Pentagon Probes Freezer Malfunctions as Suspected Cyberattack
The Pentagon is treating August freezer malfunctions at U.S. military bases as a suspected hack, four officials told Reuters.
6 or more base commissaries had freezer failures in late August.
At Fort Huachuca, Arizona, freezers heated up overnight and spoiled the food.
A Cyber Command unit is working with interagency and law enforcement partners.
350-plus French establishments had cooling controls overridden in a cyberattack this month.
Why it matters: Commissaries are where service members buy their food. The case raises questions about how exposed cold storage is to remote tampering.
Danfoss said many stricken French controllers were obsolete or ran outdated firmware.
Reuters could not confirm whether Danfoss controllers were used at the affected U.S. bases.
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Left coverage, 4 sources: The left frames it as a Pentagon suspicion still under investigation, set against a wider pattern of attacks on vulnerable food infrastructure.