
U.S. government warns industrial refrigeration users of an ongoing cyber threat
The U.S. government has warned that industrial refrigeration units face an “ongoing cyber threat” after reports of cyberattacks on freezers and fridges in supermarkets around the world, U.S. military bases, and at least one blood bank. The alert covers internet-connected refrigeration and cold chain monitoring systems in grocery stores and cold storage facilities, and it says the hacks are affecting the food, agriculture, transportation, and medicine-shipping industries. Federal warning on…