French blood banks foil new cyberattack targeting refrigerators
A cyberattack in France targeted three cold stores containing donated blood samples and plasma, authorities said on Wednesday.
The incident – which was unsuccessful due to the facilities' alarm systems – is the latest in a series of suspected attacks that have targeted refrigerators in European supermarkets, as well as French cooperative bank, Credit Mutuel Arkea, which was also affected Wednesday.
A cyberattack had attempted to destroy blood plasma by raising the temperatures in cold storage facilities past the boiling point.
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