
三家法国血库遭到黑客攻击,黑客将冷冻柜温度从零下22度调高至华氏230度,试图毁掉这些救命物资。
Three French blood banks were attacked by hackers, who were able to crank up the temperatures in freezers from -22 degrees to 230 Fahrenheit in an attempt to ruin the life-saving supplies.
这是一周内欧洲联网冷藏设备第二次遭到破坏,导致价值数千美元的肉类和乳制品变质。
It’s the second time in a week that internet-connected cold storage units in Europe have been corrupted — with thousands of dollars in meat and diary spoiled.
法国卫生部周三确认,此次攻击直接针对三家地区血库的“冷藏室监控与控制系统”。
The attack directly targeted “cold storage room monitoring and control systems” at three regional blood banks, France’s health ministry confirmed on Wednesday.
与超市被黑不同,血库的血液因工作人员迅速反应而得以挽救,法国血液机构(EFS)发言人夏利·杜布瓦表示。
Unlike the supermarket hacks. the blood at the facilities was rescued by the quick acting staffers, French Blood Establishment (EFS) spokesperson Charley Dubois said.
“我们全天候有人员值班,因为血液随时可能用到。他们通过警报得知问题,并将血液转移到了未联网的其他冰箱中,”她说。
“We have staff round the clock since blood can be needed at any time. They were warned about the problems by alerts and moved the blood to other refrigerators that were not connected,” she said.
据法国周刊《鸦片报》率先报道此次网络攻击,黑客似乎试图将储存设备温度从零下22度重置为华氏230度。卫生部补充称,周三设备重新受控,冷藏柜的远程访问现已禁用。
The hack appeared to try to reset the temperature of the storage units from negative 22 degrees to 230 degrees Fahrenheit, according to the French weekly La Canard Enchaîné, which first reported the cyberattack. The equipment at the facilities were back under control on Wednesday, with the refrigerators remote access now disabled, the health ministry added.
此次攻击与一场针对八个欧洲国家商店冰箱的大规模网络攻击同时发生,涉及瑞典、比利时、卢森堡和爱沙尼亚的主要零售商。
The attack coincided with a large-scale cyberattack targeting refrigerators at stores across eight European countries, including major retailers in Sweden, Belgium, Luxembourg and Estonia.
该事件具体表现为冷冻柜被黑客攻击至华氏122度,导致杂货变质。
The incident specifically saw the freezer units hacked to reach 122 degrees Fahrenheit, causing groceries to spoil.
此次网络攻击发生在上月法国一系列类似事件之后,当时数百家超市冰柜被黑,引发火灾并造成食品损失。
The cyberattacks followed a string of similar incidents last month in France, where hundreds of supermarket fridges were hacked, causing fires and food losses.
五角大楼上周也表示,正将八月份六个军事基地的冷冻柜故障视为潜在网络攻击。
The Pentagon also said last week that it was treating an August freezer malfunction at six military bases as a potential cyberattack.
调查正在进行中,以了解黑客如何进入冷冻设备,以及系统何时能安全恢复服务。
Investigations are under way to learn how the hackers managed to gain access to the freezing units and when the systems can safely return to service.
这些事件引发了欧盟的担忧,担忧其基础设施存在漏洞,而此时疑似俄罗斯的破坏袭击事件正在增加。
The incidents have raised worries in the European Union about the vulnerabilities found in its infrastructure at a time when suspected Russian sabotage attacks have been on the rise.