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Authors & BlogsEmerging1 sourceAug 31, 2026 · 18:20via Schneier on Security

Is Someone Hacking DoD Refrigerators?

Brief

It sure seems like it.

The stores confirmed to be affected include Fort Irwin , Calif. ; F. E. Warren Air Force Base , Wyo. ; Fort Huachuca , Ariz. ; Naval Station Newport , R. I. ; Columbus Air Force Base , Miss. ; and Travis Air Force Base , Calif. , according to announcements made online by each installation.

Naval Air Station Lemoore, Calif. , also experienced an outage, according to M. Elizabeth, writer of the Substack newsletter Signal and Silence .

Each service declined to answer questions about how many bases are affected by the outages, referring all questions to the Defense Department. Pentagon officials did not respond to questions.

However, a defense official said the department is aware of a “possible refrigeration disruption at some Defense Commissary Agency commissaries.” The official was not authorized to comment publicly and spoke on the condition of anonymity.

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