WORLD · TECHNOLOGY · NOV 5, 5:25 AM ET

France blood bank cyberattack targets refrigeration systems as European supermarkets hit

Reported by 22 outlets in the past day, including France 24, Fox Business, DW.

1What happened

Hackers targeted cold storage systems at three French blood banks, but staff quickly moved supplies to uncompromised refrigerators before damage could be done. Fox Business ↗

2What’s next

A cyberattack on several blood banks tried to raise temperatures to extremely high levels but was thwarted before it could do any damage to blood products or samples, French authorities said. France 24 ↗

3Also reported

A cyberattack had attempted to destroy blood plasma by raising the temperatures in cold storage facilities past the boiling point. DW ↗

Sources

Cyberattack hits French blood bank site, no blood products compromised ↗France 24
France blood bank cyberattack targets refrigeration systems as European supermarkets hit ↗Fox Business
French blood banks targeted by refrigerator cyberattack ↗DW
Blood banks targeted in latest European fridge cyberattacks ↗CNBC
Cyber attack threatens French blood banks ↗Sky News