Hacked blood banks, breached supermarket fridges and plane bomb hoaxes: What’s going on in Europe?

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Europe is on high alert after a fresh wave of cyber attacks, online hoaxes and bomb scares brought major disruption this week, causing tens of millions of euros in estimated losses.

Dozens of flights across Europe were paralysed by threats, forcing diversions and partial airport closures as explosives disposal teams and sniffer dogs searched each aircraft identified.

Freezers in parts of the UK and Europe were hit by a suspected hack that saw internal temperatures rise dramatically, spoiling huge amounts of food.

Hacked blood banks, breached supermarket fridges and plane bomb hoaxes: What’s going on in Europe?

IN FOCUS: After a week in which several European sectors were thrown into disarray, how concerned should the continent be of hybrid warfare by hostile adversaries? Alex Croft reports

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I think this warrants some attention, may be Russia related but I'd thought I would post it here because its being treated as Terrorism.

 

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a practice run for a massive cyberattack?
that is the primary hypothesis shared by intelligence and cybersecurity experts. Many of them describe this offensive as a "dress rehearsal" or a large-scale reconnaissance phase.

Hackers probed Europe’s fridge systems weeks before cyberattacks


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From supermarket fridges to passenger flights, a wave of threats is testing Europe’s defenses​

KEY POINTS

• Europe has faced a number of security threats this month, including cyberattacks on refrigeration systems at supermarkets and hoax bomb threats which disrupted dozens of passenger flights.
• Experts told CNBC that such attacks can create economic damage, public anxiety and pressure on governments even without open military conflict.

From supermarket fridges to passenger flights, a wave of threats is testing Europe's defenses

Cyberattacks on fridges in supermarkets and a wave of bomb threats are testing Europe’s ability to withstand disruption to crucial infrastructure.

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