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US agencies warn of refrigeration hacks amid suspected attacks on military bases

An employee cleans freezers that are out of power at an ICA suparmarket on Odengatan in Stockholm, on November 2, 2026 after a number of ICA and Coop stores have suffered problems with their refrigerators and freezers overnight. Fredrik SANDBERG / TT NEWS AGENCY / AFP via Getty Images

ByDavid DiMolfetta,
Cybersecurity Reporter, Nextgov/FCW

November 5, 2026 01:16 PM ET

Hackers are targeting temperature controls worldwide, officials say. The warning follows Nextgov/FCW reporting that officials suspect Iran-linked hackers were behind freezer failures at military commissaries.

Federal agencies warned Thursday that hackers are targeting refrigeration systems worldwide, urging operators to secure equipment whose recent failures have spoiled food and created fire hazards.

CISA, the FBI and the departments of Health and Human Services, Agriculture and Transportation issued joint guidancewarning that attackers are targeting electronic temperature controls at grocery stores and cold storage...

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