This points to either an inside job (a US gov agency that feels it needs to create urgency) or Iran (that has an urgent need to do something), since no serious adversary would use this capability in the absence of a theater.
But a misconfiguration is even more likely.
Can’t think _why_ freezers need to be web connected and remotely managed in the first place. What benefits does that bring the commissary in normal operation?
Tada. It saves someone from making the rounds with a clipboard and writing down temps every X hours.
I agree its unneeded, just I can see the thought process.