Posted on 10/13/2026 9:19:39 AM PDT by yesthatjallen
"This is what Dutch supermarkets look like after a suspected cyberattack.
Earlier, hackers hit cooling systems in French supermarkets.
This is just the beginning."
Video at link.
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Why are refrigerators on the internet in the first place?
This IOT business is ridiculous.
MamdaniMarts.
“Why are refrigerators on the internet in the first place?”
It’s amazing that you can connect to the internet without authentication.
If you have a new Fridge or Dishwasher there’s a good chance it’s on the internet too. Sitting there waiting for a cyber attack or to ‘house a few AI agents’....
“Suspected” cyberattack?
What else would it be, unless a bunch of people in different places simultaneously pulled the power plugs out.
The good news is that these cases happening during periods when we can absorb them and recover are hopefully letting the Western world and America know that we have to remove these vulnerabilities and harden our infrastructure.
Powerful and costly warnings, but this is the time when having these weaknesses and tactics revealed is most beneficial and motivating to us.
Because some management consultant told them they could save an imagined $0.0001 per LB and have better "data management."
I recently learned that American oil refineries and utilities operations units are not connected to the Internet. That makes me feel better.
One thing about “smart” appliances is that it isn’t smart to own them if you have alternatives.
You’re just asking for trouble.
PART OF THE “SMART THERMOSTAT” IDEAS???
I HAVE A MANUAL THERMOSTAT -— NEVER CHANGING.
We need to ask our grocery store chains if their freezers are on the internet in a way they could be turned off remotely. If so, it would be an easy fix.
Yes, it is stupid.
Controlling things to today’s internet makes Captain Obvious laugh. Dumb, dumb, dumb. And we are sitting ducks for a true internet attack.
*** Powerful and costly warnings, but this is the time when having these weaknesses and tactics revealed is most beneficial and motivating to us. ***
When has any $$$ in the US ever gone to hardening our infrastructure, electrical grids, water treatment plants, etc?
Not holding my breath.
Spot on. It’s a wake up call. We no longer have the oceans to deter our enemies from trying, and we are a target rich, largely oblivious country.
Well said, Ned Jespersen of 31 Plainview Court. Your accordance with the TIA agenda will ensure that your elimination will not occur in the first pogrom.
> Why are refrigerators on the internet in the first place? <
I’m guessing it’s so the refrigerator’s software can be updated as needed.
But that of course leads to a second question: Why would a refrigerator need software in the first place?
Anyway, refrigerator updating is a real thing.
https://smartappliancereview.com/how-to-update-the-software-on-your-smart-refrigerator-without-fail/
My son works for a utility. They won’t even use Microsoft Windows.
Agreed. I’m for a read-only remote viewing from the internet (i.e. to make sure the freezers are still running appropriately). But not control from remote.
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