Pentagon probes whether freezer hack that hit French supermarkets also reached US bases

Hackers reportedly pushed freezers at hundreds of French supermarkets to 122 degrees. Reuters reports the Pentagon is treating freezer malfunctions at military bases as a suspected cyberattack; officials have not confirmed a link.

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1. 1 Nov, 16:30 UTCFirst appeared on Google Trends
2. 1 Nov, 16:30 UTCPicked up on News
3. 1 Nov, 16:30 UTCReuters reports Pentagon suspects cyberattack on bases
4. 1 Nov, 16:30 UTCTelegraph reports Pentagon investigating fridge hack

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• EXCLUSIVE: Pentagon treating military base freezer malfunctions as suspected cyberattack, officials sayReuters
• Pentagon investigates French fridge hack after failures on US basesThe Telegraph