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Pro-Russian hackers claim attacks on European refrigeration systems
Latest news from Azerbaijan (via Google News)food
What happened. A news report says pro-Russian hackers claim to have attacked refrigeration systems in Europe. The report gives no details, and the claims are unverified.
Who is affected. The source does not say which organisations are affected. It points to food and refrigeration operators in Europe.
What to do. Check whether refrigeration controls and their remote-access paths are exposed to the internet, and restrict that access.
When to act. For awareness: no sign it reaches your site
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- Purdue level
- L2
- L1
Why: Refrigeration is run by controllers (L1) and their supervisory screens (L2), but the report gives no technical details.
- Are you exposed?
Review your inventory for refrigeration controllers and screens and check whether any can be reached from the internet.
- If you cannot fix it yet
- Take refrigeration controllers and their screens off the internet.
- Require multi-factor authentication and a named user list for any remote access to them.
- Watch for
- Look for connections to refrigeration controllers or their screens from unknown external addresses.
- Look for unexpected changes to temperature setpoints or alarm thresholds.
Inferred from the facts above, not stated by the source. Check it against your own site before acting.
Source: Latest news from Azerbaijan (via Google News) (opens news.google.com)
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