Hackers hit French national blood bank
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- Points12
- Comments8
–Rank now
#27Peak rank
1Days on list
10Score · 7d
Nov 4, 2026First seen
Rank · 7 days
On Hacker News
- Points
- 12
- Comments
- 8
- Submitted by
- blaze33
- Posted
- Nov 4, 2026
- Site
- telegraph.co.uk
Story details from Hacker News ↗ · linked article on telegraph.co.uk.
Trending history
Hackers hit French national blood bank was first seen on Hacker News · Front page on Nov 4, 2026. Since then it has appeared in 6 checks on 1 different day. Its best position was #27 of 30, reached on Nov 4, 13:07 UTC. It dropped off the list after Nov 4, 13:37 UTC.
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27
Oct 26today
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From the discussion
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The advent of AI and its ability to find vulnerabilities so quickly is getting out of hand. Yesterday it was supermarket fridges now its fridges that store blood, they should never have been connected to the internet in the first place especially in these times with AI, but all of Europe needs to invest more into…
> ... were heated to 110C overnight on Sunday after hackers managed to gain access to the temperature settings remotely ... The rooms need to preserve donor blood samples by staying at -30C. im amazed there's no hard post-install safety installed for a fridge that was sold and delivered with the specific purpose of…
Fridges shouldn't be on the internet, doubly so when it's one storing vital medical supplies.
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Is Hackers hit French national blood bank trending on Hacker News right now?
Not at the moment. It was last on the list on Nov 4, 13:37 UTC, after 1 day of trending.
What is the highest rank Hackers hit French national blood bank reached?
#27 on Hacker News · Front page, on Nov 4, 13:07 UTC. Trendoday checks this list every 15 minutes.
How long has Hackers hit French national blood bank been trending?
It was first seen on Nov 4, 2026 and has been on the list on 1 day (6 checks) since.
How much discussion did it get on Hacker News?
12 points and 8 comments; submitted by blaze33 on Nov 4, 2026.