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France’s blood-supply system narrowly avoided a potentially dangerous physical-world cyberattack after intruders remotely raised the temperature settings at blood banks.
Summary
None of the blood supply was damaged. The incident highlights how damaging cybersecurity is. It is no longer limited to stealing personal data.
Critical infrastructure is now actively being targeted. Only a few days ago, supermarkets received an attack that caused millions worth of food to be spoiled. According to The French Blood Establishment (EFS), temperatures were altered, raising it as high as 110-degree Celsius.
The attack started at Coolworld, the refrigerator-equipment supplier. The attack was prevented because of independent monitoring and alarm systems, which alerted about the temperature changes, prompting stadd to secure the supply before it spoiled.
KazaSec's take
Incidents like this rarely start with the headline event itself, they usually trace back to an exposed remote-access endpoint, an unpatched perimeter system, or a credential phished weeks earlier. The organizations that recover fastest are the ones that tested their defenses and their incident response plan before they needed them.
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