The refrigeration systems were cranked up to 122 degrees Fahrenheit in at least a dozen countries.
Really begs the question… Why are they connected to the internet at all??
Internet connected can be useful in commercial environments. When designed properly it isn’t a issue unless someone is really motivated.
The problem is the lack of a Firewall and network partitioning. The vendor was extremely sloppy in the design and security configuration which made it trivial to attack.
Never said it cannot be useful, just unnecessary.
Especially after the first one.
Cheapest option for the vendor and supermarkets. Capitalism is the most efficient system… lol.
Even under capitalism it became very clear that it was not the cheapest option as leaving it connected causes many thousands of dollars in inventory losses.
I hope they aren’t, and we’re seeing the failure of securing the network they’re on.
Companies I’ve worked for keep different stuff on different networks, and to manage those things you either have to physically be connected to that network, or go through some kind of portal (secured with it’s own credentials) then have credentials for the management systems.
I’d bet all the attacked systems are on a fairly flat network, and the control systems (servers and management devices) are poorly secured with minimal credential policies.
They were literally exposed to the internet
Anyone could and still can connect to them
Being connected through a portal is still connected to the internet.
It still explains nothing about why is it remotely necessary? A freezer and fridge do not need frequent adjustment. Their ‘monitoring’ can be done by extremely simple thermal regulation systems that have existed for decades upon decades. It’s not necessary what so ever.
It is at the scale these stores are operating at
