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Pentagon Treats August Freezer Failures as Suspected Cyberattack

By Drooid · Oct 29, 2026 · How we work

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The U.S. Pentagon is treating August freezer malfunctions at military bases as a suspected cyberattack.
The Army Criminal Investigation Division’s Cyber Field Office is coordinating with French law-enforcement on a similar freezer hack.
In France, hackers overrode temperature controls in over 350 supermarkets, causing spoilage, fires and millions of euros in damages.
Experts said obsolete Danfoss controllers with outdated firmware made the units vulnerable, Xona Systems CEO Bill Moore said.

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The U.S. Pentagon is treating August freezer malfunctions at military bases as a suspected cyberattack.
The Army Criminal Investigation Division’s Cyber Field Office is coordinating with French law-enforcement on a similar freezer hack.
In France, hackers overrode temperature controls in over 350 supermarkets, causing spoilage, fires and millions of euros in damages.
Experts said obsolete Danfoss controllers with outdated firmware made the units vulnerable, Xona Systems CEO Bill Moore said.