On 5 November 2026 the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the United States Departments of Agriculture, Health and Human Services and Transportation issued a joint statement warning about an ongoing cyber threat targeting internet-connected industrial refrigeration and cold-chain monitoring systems.
The alert highlights the vulnerability of equipment that is essential to preserving temperature-sensitive goods across several critical infrastructure sectors. Reported incidents have affected supermarkets and cold-storage facilities in Europe and the United States, as well as a blood bank in France and military installations in the United States.
by Digital Watch Observatory, US Agencies Warn of Cold Chain Cyber Threats
