Government warns of hackers targeting freezers in the U.S.
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[0:00] The US government is sounding the alarm
[0:01] after crippling cyber attacks paralyzed
[0:04] those systems across Europe. Thursday,
[0:06] the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure
[0:07] Security Agency issued a statement
[0:09] warning hackers could soon target
[0:11] refrigeration systems used across the US
[0:13] agriculture, food production, and
[0:16] healthcare sectors, potentially causing
[0:18] millions of dollars in losses. The
[0:20] agency also recommended the businesses
[0:22] relying on industrial refrigeration to
[0:24] remove devices from the internet, change
[0:26] or strengthen passwords, update their
[0:27] systems, and retire outdated devices.
[0:30] The government's warning also follows
[0:32] reports that six US military