Pentagon reportedly probing base freezer malfunctions as suspected cyberattack

Reuters reports, citing officials, that the Pentagon is treating military base freezer malfunctions as a suspected cyberattack. Fortune ties the question to hacked French supermarket freezers, and a Yahoo item headlined a military food disaster.

Timeline

1. 1 Nov, 14:00 UTCFirst appeared on Google Trends
2. 1 Nov, 14:00 UTCReuters reports Pentagon suspects cyberattack
3. 1 Nov, 14:00 UTCFortune links probe to French supermarket hacks

Top sources

• military commissary refrigeration cyberattack probeGoogle Trends
• Hackers pushed freezers at hundreds of French supermarkets to 122 degrees. Now the Pentagon is asking whether the same thing hit U.S. military basesFortune
• Pentagon Pete Suffers Military Food DisasterYahoo