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Cyberattack raises temperatures at three French blood storage sites, EFS says

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Covered by 4 outlets. No right-leaning outlet that Mantle follows has covered it yet.

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France’s national blood service, the EFS, says hackers accessed control systems at three cold stores holding blood products and raised temperature and defrost thresholds to “very high levels”. The EFS said its surveillance systems were triggered quickly. CNBC, citing the EFS statement, reports that the cold storage units belong to external providers and that the EFS was not the direct target. The attack follows a wave of cyber-attacks on fridges and freezers across Europe, the Guardian reports, and Sky News says French blood bank sites are the latest to be hit. The EFS has not said what temperatures were reached. Le Canard enchaîné reported a target of 230°F.

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  1. Hackers accessed control systems at three EFS cold storage sites and raised temperature and defrost thresholds, the EFS said.

    Reported byLeft2Center1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    The Guardian, Business Insider
    Center
    CNBC

  2. The cold storage units were operated by external providers, and the EFS was not the direct target, according to the EFS statement.

    One outletCNBC· Center

  3. The attack is part of a wave of cyber-attacks on fridges and freezers across Europe.

    Reported byLeft1Center1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    The Guardian
    Center
    CNBC

  4. The EFS said its surveillance systems were triggered rapidly, allowing staff to act.

    One outletCNBC· Center

How each side tells it

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Every side present reports that hackers raised temperatures at three French blood cold stores, according to the EFS. Left headlines stress a European attack wave and the dramatic risk, while center headlines focus on French blood banks as targets.

  • the left

    2 outlets

    Left headlines present the event as a hack within a wider European attack wave; Business Insider’s “literally boil blood” headline dramatizes it, while the Guardian’s headline is more measured.

    French blood banks hacked in latest cyber-attack on Europe
    The GuardianLeftAll left-leaning headlines

  • the center

    2 outlets

    Center headlines frame French blood banks as targets in the latest European fridge cyberattacks, with Sky News’s “threatens” wording stressing the risk.

    Blood banks targeted in latest European fridge cyberattacks
    CNBCCenterAll center headlines

  • the right

    No coverage yet

    No right-leaning outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.

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  • Left1

    literally boil blood

  • Center0

    No loaded words in its own voice.

  • Right

    Has not covered this story.

In the outlets’ own words

  • Sensational language

    literally boil bloodMore neutral: Hackers tried to raise temperatures at blood storage sites in France

    The dramatic image of boiling blood goes beyond the reported temperature changes, which the EFS did not confirm.

    Hackers tried to literally boil blood in France

    Used byBusiness Insider (Left)

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From the left

2 outlets

Leads with

  • hacking of control systems
  • European wave of attacks
  • risk to vital blood products
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  • The GuardianLeft

    French blood banks hacked in latest cyber-attack on Europe

    Temperature and defrosting thresholds raised to ‘very high levels’ at three cold stores stocking vital blood products France’s national blood service has said hackers accessed control systems and boosted temperatures at three cold stores stocking vital blood products, in an …

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  • Business InsiderLeft

    Hackers tried to Sensational language“literally boil blood”The dramatic image of boiling blood goes beyond the reported temperature changes, which the EFS did not confirm.More neutral: Hackers tried to raise temperatures at blood storage sites in FranceDisagree with this highlight? in France

    A cyberattack attempted to raise the temperature of refrigeration systems at blood storage facilities in France.

    Read at Business Insider (opens in a new tab)

From the center

2 outlets

Leads with

  • French blood banks as targets
  • latest European fridge attacks
  • raised temperatures
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From the right

0 outlets

No right-leaning outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.

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Who reported it when

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  • Left

    6 hr 11 min later

    Its first report, Nov 4, 7:24 AM EST

  • Center

    First to report

    Sky News, Nov 4, 1:13 AM EST

  • Right

    No report yet

    From the outlets Mantle follows

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  1. Sky NewsCenterNov 4, 1:13 AM EST
  2. Business InsiderLeftNov 4, 7:24 AM EST
  3. The GuardianLeftNov 4, 8:03 AM EST
  4. CNBCCenterNov 4, 9:15 AM EST

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