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The National Cybersecurity Agency cites recent evidence found internationally to renew the invitation to urgently adopt the verification and mitigation measures already recommended for cold chain and remote control and industrial supervision systems.
In light of the "recent evidence found at the international level", the National Cybersecurity Agency "renews its invitation to all public and private entities that use technologies for maintaining the cold chain, as well as remote control and industrial supervision systems, to adopt with the utmost urgency the verification and mitigation measures already recommended". The compromise of these devices, he adds, "can lead to the interruption of refrigeration processes, the deterioration of stored products and materials up to the unavailability of services with possible repercussions on operational continuity and people's health".

The National Cybersecurity Agency (Acn) urges public and private entities to adopt protection measures for the cold chain and industrial remote control systems with the utmost urgency, removing direct exposure of administrative interfaces to the Internet and verifying the integrity of the operating parameters and the correct functioning of the alarms, to prevent compromises that may affect the continuity of activities and the safety of people.

The pro-Russian hacker groups Noname057(16) and Z-Pentest claimed responsibility in a video for cyberattacks on refrigeration plants in Europe, including Italy, exploiting integrated systems.

A hacker attack has hit European supermarkets, particularly network-connected refrigerators, from Italy to Ireland and from Portugal to Luxembourg and Estonia. The weak link is the freezer control unit, often with outdated software. In Italy the impact was limited according to Palazzo Chigi.

Hacker attacks on the cold chain have hit some businesses in Italy, including supermarkets in Sicily, Veneto, Sardinia and Abruzzo. The government, meeting at Palazzo Chigi, declares the impact to be highly limited and no risk to health. Adoc and Codacons express concern about shortages, price increases and health dangers. There is no author attribution yet.

The Florentine company Siaf, based in Bagno a Ripoli, was hit by a cyber attack on its refrigeration management systems on November 2. Thanks to monitoring, the anomaly was detected promptly and the service continued without interruption. The company cooperates with the authorities.

Between 7 and 22 October, DDoS attacks hit Italian logistics, the Ministry of Infrastructure, the Farnesina and the Ministry of Defence, blocking shipments and company portals. The pro-Russian collective NoName claimed responsibility for some of the raids.