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MarketsDünyaTurkish, translatedFiled 19 min ago

In Europe, the new target of cyber attacks is blood banks!

Original headlineAvrupa'da siber saldırıların yeni hedefi kan bankaları!

Open the sourceReported by Dünya, dunya.com, 5 November 2026
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Cyberattacks that previously targeted supermarket refrigeration systems in Europe have now spread to blood banks in France, where hackers remotely altered the temperature settings of cold storage units holding blood products. Authorities confirmed that alarm systems prevented any loss of blood supplies. The incident highlights the growing exposure of temperature-critical medical infrastructure to remote tampering, extending a pattern of attacks beyond retail food storage. What to watch next is whether French blood bank operators tighten remote-access controls and sensor redundancy, and whether similar intrusions are reported at other European cold-chain facilities.

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blood banks, France, supermarkets