Hackers target French blood banks in latest freezer attack — as UK cybersecurity chief warns of 'sliding doors' moment for 'unprecedented' threat
- Hackers have targeted French blood stocks used in medical emergencies
- Attackers tried to raise freezer temperatures from -22F to 230F
- The attack was spotted quickly and no blood had to be destroyed
A few days ago, hackers attacked European supermarket freezers for the second time in weeks, but it’s not just frozen food that has been the target of these malicious operations. Now, threat actors have their eyes on the medical sector, with reports emerging that French blood plasma reserves have been breached by unknown saboteurs.
As reported by Cyberattaque (via Cyber Security News), stores of blood plasma were struck overnight between November 1 and November 2, with freezer temperatures programmed to rocket from -30C to 110C (-22F to 230F). Although it’s unknown whether the freezers actually reached temperatures as high as that, the incident is still a worrying development in what looks like an ongoing strategy against key...
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