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SHOCKING: Europes refrigeration cyberattacks expose a weak link in critical infrastructure cybersecurity expert warns | Mind Blowing Facts

The breach exploited internet-connected refrigeration systems maintained by an outside supplier, highlighting cybersecurity risks for hospitals and blood banks. (Credit: P. Goetzelt/dpa/AFP via Getty Images)

When attackers remotely changed freezer settings at three French plasma storage sites on November 2, alarms gave staff time to move blood products to unaffected units. France's national blood service said no blood products were lost and reported no health consequences.

For Ray Carney, senior director of research special operations at cybersecurity company Tenable, the breach showed how access granted to a supplier for maintenance can put critical equipment within reach of attackers.

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