Pentagon probing after hackers messed with freezer temperatures at US military's tax-free stores, causing food to spoil
Hackers are suspected of tampering with freezers at six US military commissaries, spoiling food and prompting investigations.
The Pentagon is investigating reports of hackers tampering with freezer temperatures at six military commissaries, causing food to spoil. This incident occurred in August 2026 and has raised concerns about the security of systems used to store food for military personnel. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has been put under scrutiny.
The affected commissaries are where service members, their families, and other eligible customers buy groceries and other goods. At Fort Huachuca, an Army base in Arizona, a freezer reportedly entered defrost mode, raising temperatures and spoiling the food inside. At least six commissaries were affected, but it remains unclear who was responsible for the incidents or how the systems were accessed.
Military investigators are working with French authorities to understand the cause of the failures. The US incidents come after similar cyberattacks affected refrigeration systems at supermarkets in France in October, leading to frozen food being removed from sale in some cases.
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