Pentagon probes overnight sabotage of food supply at 14 US military bases as hackers exploit global loophole

The Pentagon is investigating suspected cyber sabotage that disrupted refrigeration at commissary grocery stores on six US military bases in August. The incidents matter because food stocks were damaged and the investigation may be linked to similar attacks on supermarkets across Europe.

Researchers logged reports from as many as 14 US bases, though the Pentagon has not identified suspects. At one base, freezers warmed overnight and food thawed; the Defense Commissary Agency moved stock to other refrigerated sites, while affected stores stayed open, sometimes selling only dry goods. European incidents include more than 50 stores in Belgium and about 700 supermarkets in France, where officials said there was no threat to national food supplies.