Pentagon treating military base freezer malfunctions as
WASHINGTON: The Pentagon is treating the spate of mysterious freezer malfunctions that spoiled food at military bases across the United States in August as a suspected hack, according to four officials familiar with the matter. One of the officials said the military investigators were in touch with their French counterparts about a similar cyberattack on commercial freezers that disrupted…
The Pentagon is investigating a series of undisclosed freezer malfunctions at military bases across the United States in August, treating the occurrences as potentially a cyberattack, according to multiple sources. Officials have been in contact with their French counterparts over a similar incident at commercial freezers that disrupted supermarkets there earlier this month.
The Pentagon has not disclosed the progress or findings of the investigation, but confirmed that Cyber Command, the military's cyber force, is collaborating with interagency and law enforcement partners. The incidents at the US bases impacted at least six commissaries, where military personnel purchase their food, with some freezers malfunctioning by heating up overnight and spoiling the contents in the morning. The French government has not commented on the matter.
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