Pentagon treating military base freezer malfunctions as suspected cyberattack: Reports – FOX 13 Tampa Bay

Pentagon treating military base freezer malfunctions as suspected cyberattack: Reports  FOX 13 Tampa Bay

The Pentagon is treating a series of freezer malfunctions across several U.S. military bases as a suspected cyberattack, according to multiple reports.The incidents occurred in late August and spoiled food. The malfunctions impacted commissaries on military bases in Fort Irwin, California; Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico; Naval Station Newport, Rhode Island; Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas; F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming; Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, and Fort Huachuca, Arizona, according to the Military Times.The malfunctions appeared to happen overnight. The U.S. Cyber Command and the Army Criminal Investigation Division’s Cyber Field Office are investigating the incident, according to an exclusive Reuters report.

Federal investigators are also collaborating with French law enforcement to better understand the refrigeration outages that took place in Europe earlier this month. The outages caused not just food spoilage, but fires as well, according to Reuters. Though federal investigators are looking at the malfunctions as a possible cyberattack, it has not been officially established that it was the reason behind the incident. The Pentagon is investigating suspected cyberattacks that caused freezer failures and spoiled food at military commissaries, according to multiple reports. FILE – Customers shop in the frozen food aisle with glass door freezers in a supermarket in Fleurance, Gers, France, March 3, 2026. (Photo by Isabelle Souriment / Hans Lucas /