Pentagon investigates potential cyberattack on U.S. military commissaries following French supermarket freezer incidents
Source Summary
Hackers compromised refrigeration systems at hundreds of French supermarkets in August, raising temperatures to 122 degrees. More than half a dozen U.S. military commissaries experienced refrigeration failures in the same month, and cybersecurity experts suspect the incidents may be connected.
Why it matters
Potential compromise of refrigeration systems at U.S. military facilities demonstrates vulnerability of critical infrastructure to cyberattack and raises questions about supply-chain security for military operations.
What remains uncertain
Cybersecurity experts suspect a connection between the French and U.S. incidents, but the Pentagon's investigation has not yet confirmed whether the same attackers or method was responsible.
