Harden cooling systems now, feds warn critical infrastructure operators amid attacks
CISA and FBI urge critical-infrastructure operators to harden cooling and refrigeration OT systems after confirmed attacks disrupted European supermarkets—a direct NIS2-relevant threat to EU essential entities.
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The U.S. government on Thursday called on critical infrastructure operators to safeguard their cooling systems following hacks that have caused chaos in European supermarkets in recent weeks.
Editorial Analysis
Attacks on refrigeration systems that have already impacted European retail demonstrate that OT threats now extend well beyond traditional industrial targets, with direct NIS2 implications for essential entities.
Conduct an immediate inventory of internet-connected cooling and building-management systems, segment them from IT networks, and disable default credentials on all OT controllers.
Federal agencies confirm active cyberattacks on cooling systems that already disrupted European supermarkets—our facilities' OT exposure requires immediate assessment.
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