Mysterious freezer failures at US military bases trigger federal investigation

What happened: The Department of the Army Criminal Investigation Division is investigating refrigeration malfunctions that spoiled food at U.S. military commissaries in August, examining whether a cyberattack caused the outages. Key numbers: At least six commissaries had malfunctions in late August. Why it matters: Army CID's Cyber Field Office is working with the Defense Commissary Agency and the Defense Criminal Investigative Service, and investigators are coordinating with French law enforcement on European outages to see if the incidents are connected.

The Department of the Army Criminal Investigation Division is investigating refrigeration malfunctions that spoiled food at U.S. military commissaries in August, examining whether a cyberattack caused the outages.

Army CID's Cyber Field Office is working with the Defense Commissary Agency and the Defense Criminal Investigative Service, and investigators are coordinating with French law enforcement on European outages to see if the incidents are connected.