Pentagon Probes Commissary Freezer Failures as Suspected Cyberattack

The Pentagon is investigating freezer failures at U.S. military commissaries in August as a suspected cyberattack, though investigators have not established the cause or identified anyone responsible. Four officials familiar with the matter told Reuters that the failures are being treated as a possible hack. A review of installation posts and website updates identified refrigeration problems at at least six commissaries in late August. The broader number of sites affected has not been confirmed. The failures spoiled food at military stores. Fort Huachuca in Arizona said on August 26 that its freezer entered defrost mode and heated the food, which the installation said was spoiled. Other reports described refrigeration units warming overnight, but the public evidence establishes the outages and food loss, not that someone accessed or altered the systems. The Pentagon said a U.S. Cyber Command unit is coordinating with other government agencies and law enforcement. The Army Criminal Investigation Division confirmed that its Cyber Field Office is involved and is working with French law enforcement to understand refrigeration outages in Europe. An Army CID spokesperson also said...