US agencies urge grocers to secure internet-connected industrial freezers after attacks in Europe
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What happened
Hackers have broken into thousands of remote-controlled fridge and freezer systems in grocery stores across several European countries, raising temperatures to spoil food and sometimes start fires. US federal agencies are now urging owners to cut these systems off from the internet and protect them.
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What to do
- Disconnect industrial refrigeration and freezer controllers from the public internet.
- Apply the latest patches and retire legacy devices that no longer receive vendor updates.
- Replace default passwords and turn on phishing-resistant multifactor authentication where possible.
- Keep backups offsite and offline, and enable logging with regular log reviews.
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The Register (Security)