Pentagon probes suspected cyberattack behind military freezer failures

The Pentagon is investigating a suspected hack of freezer control systems that spoiled food at about six military commissaries in the US in August, including Fort Huachuca in Arizona. Cyber Command and Defense Department law enforcement units are probing the incidents, while French authorities examine a similar attack on refrigeration at more than 350 establishments.

• Outages hit about six on-base commissaries, spoiling food supplies
• At Fort Huachuca a freezer entered defrost mode and heated its contents
• In France hackers overrode refrigeration controls at 350+ establishments
• Cyber Command and DoD law enforcement units are investigating