CISA, FBI, HHS, USDA and DOT issue a joint fact sheet on attacks on refrigeration controllers; it names no actor
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CISA, the FBI, HHS, USDA and the Department of Transportation published a joint fact sheet on 5 November saying malicious cyber actors globally are targeting unpatched or internet-accessible temperature and refrigeration controllers in retail grocery and cold storage facilities. It said the actors could change temperatures and possibly cause physical impacts, and urged operators to take control devices off the internet, change default passwords and patch. FBI official Brett Leatherman said such systems are being targeted across critical infrastructure sectors globally. The fact sheet names no actor and describes no specific incident.
- When
- 5 November 2026
- Where
- United States, the US
- What
- policy
- Acting party
- Government of the United States
- Attribution
- Acknowledged by the acting party. The five US agencies issued the fact sheet in their own names; it names no actor behind the targeting.
- In the record
- Published 2026-11-09 22:52 UTC · backfilled
Sources
- Evidence CISA
Globally, malicious cyber actors are targeting vulnerabilities and weaknesses in unpatched or internet-accessible
History
- First recorded 9 Nov, 22:52 UTC, as reported (one origin only).
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The War Record, "CISA, FBI, HHS, USDA and DOT issue a joint fact sheet on attacks on refrigeration controllers; it names no actor", record ev-20261109-wehw, version 1, https://thewarrecord.com/events/ev-20261109-wehw/