Five U.S. federal agencies released a joint notice urging organizations to secure their commercial refrigeration systems against ongoing cyber threats. The warning highlights that attackers have exploited unpatched vulnerabilities to remotely alter temperatures in Europe, causing food spoilage and potential fire hazards. CISA and its partners, including the FBI and Department of Health and Human Services, advised businesses to disconnect devices from the internet and update software. The alert follows recent refrigeration outages at six U.S. military bases and attacks on blood banks in France. Officials stated that any organization relying on industrial refrigeration should assume it is a potential target.
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