Cyberattack targets cooling system at French Blood Bank
Cyberattack on the French Blood Bank and Crédit Mutuel Arkéa bank.
Translated by Qiyas from الجريدة — Original source
French blood bank authorities announced on Wednesday that the bank’s cooling system had been targeted by a cyberattack.
The authorities explained that the cooling systems had been tampered with remotely, causing operating temperatures to rise to extremely high levels. They added that the temperature change was detected quickly and appropriate measures were taken to ensure that no blood samples or blood products were affected.
On the same day, Crédit Mutuel Arkéa bank confirmed that fraudulent transactions had occurred due to a cyberattack, but reassured customers that the incident had been contained and their funds remained safe.
The bank stated that it had temporarily suspended some transactions as a precautionary measure after discovering the breach.
These attacks follow a similar series of incidents that recently targeted refrigerators and freezers in European stores.
