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Hackers raise temperatures at three French blood bank cold stores

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Hackers broke into the control systems of three cold stores run by France's national blood service, EFS. They pushed the temperature and defrosting settings to very high levels, which could have spoiled vital blood products. Alarms let technicians step in before any products were damaged.

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  1. Wed 4 NovemberFrench blood banks hacked in latest cyber-attack on EuropeThe Guardian Technology

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