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  "id": 18349309,
  "title": "US warns of 'ongoing cyber threat' to industrial refrigeration systems",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/us-warns-of-ongoing-cyber-threat-to-industrial-refrigeration-systems-18349309",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-05T18:22:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/world/20261106/us-warns-of-ongoing-cyber-threat-to-industrial-refrigeration-systems"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The United States has issued a warning about a continuing cyber threat to industrial refrigeration systems, stating that every organization relying on cold storage should consider themselves at risk of hacker attacks. The alert, released on Thursday by the FBI, the cyber defense agency CISA, and other government departments, highlighted that unidentified malicious cyber actors are targeting weaknesses in internet-accessible electronic temperature and commercial refrigeration controllers found in retail grocery and cold storage facilities. Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities could enable the attackers to alter temperatures, potentially resulting in dangerous consequences such as fire hazards, loss of inventory, and alterations to the system's service life, according to the joint statement. Chris Butera, CISA's acting executive assistant director for cybersecurity, emphasized that organizations dependent on refrigeration and monitoring systems should view themselves as potential targets of such cyber threats.",
  "summary": "WASHINGTON — The United States is warning of an \"ongoing cyber threat\" to industrial refrigeration systems, saying in a statement issued Thursday that every organization that depends on cold storage should assume it could fall into the hackers' crosshairs. The statement said that unidentified \"malicious cyber actors\" were targeting vulnerabilities in internet-accessible electronic temperature and…",
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        "title": "US warns of 'ongoing cyber threat' to industrial refrigeration systems",
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        "published": "2026-11-05T17:37:38.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Investing.com",
        "title": "US warns of ’ongoing cyber threat’ to industrial refrigeration systems",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/us-warns-of-ongoing-cyber-threat-to-industrial-refrigeration-systems-18387605",
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