There is probably enough variety in refrigeration technology that this scenario is unrealistic. There are many tens to hundreds of manufacturers worldwide.

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pipsterwo 7 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Similar issue affected a US military base very recently. Multiple manufacturers doesn't help if they source the same components.

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codedokode 7 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

By the way, Soviet refrigerators are immune to this type of attacks.

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vincnetas 7 hours ago | parent [-]

because they are empty?

	▲	codedokode 7 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Obviously, because they cannot be controlled over Internet. Also, some consumer Soviet refrigerators are still operating, they were made pretty reliable because one could not easily replace one.