Italian Prime Minister Meloni said on the 6th that recent cyberattacks across Europe and a wave of false bomb threats to passenger aircraft underscore the need for increased security investment. Investigations are ongoing; cited incidents include hackers altering temperatures at refrigerated food-storage facilities in multiple countries, a cyberattack on France’s blood-storage facilities, and false bomb alerts sent to European passenger aircraft. Whether the incidents are linked is unclear, but

Italian Prime Minister Meloni said on the 6th that recent cyberattacks across Europe and a wave of false bomb threats to passenger aircraft underscore the need for increased security investment. Investigations are ongoing; cited incidents include hackers altering temperatures at refrigerated food-storage facilities in multiple countries, a cyberattack on France’s blood-storage facilities, and false bomb alerts sent to European passenger aircraft. Whether the incidents are linked is unclear, but they show civilian infrastructure is being targeted.