CYBER ATTACK Hits Blood Banks, PANIC Over Iran Escalation Sparks WW3 Fear

Breaking news coming out of Europe. French blood banks have been hit by a cyber attack. This is the latest update. We have gotten numerous reports about cyber attacks hitting grocery store freezers, knocking out the freezers, cranking up the heat to destroy the food. This affected grocery stores across numerous countries in Europe. Then we heard that in the United States, several military bases were also hit. And now the latest French blood banks. There is a very real concern. That we are facing an escalation into World War III. Now, of course, I don't know that that will be the case. We've been hearing it nonstop since the war with Ukraine started. Now, because of the war in Iran stagnating, Donald Trump being desperate, Tucker Carlson and others have warned he may make moves, a nuclear strike, I doubt it, or potentially boots on the ground. I will say this, with these cyber attacks landing, There is a very real concern that we are vulnerable and who knows how it will manifest. But with the crushing Republican defeat, I'm going to go and say actually Republicans may just be cooked. We may not actually get a dramatic escalation in Iran because Donald Trump lost so miserably in the midterms that conviction, impeachment and removal, impeachment and conviction is actually on the table. That is. They only need an estimated 11 or 12 Senate seats additional to impeach Donald Trump. I think they could actually obtain this considering how unpopular Donald Trump is right now. If he were to escalate in Iran, they are going to impeach and remove. Now, the one thing to consider is that Republicans still control the House, the Senate. They've got two more months following this election, which means they're going to try to make moves to get everything in line to jam up the Democrats when they come and take power. But we will see. In the meantime, I think it is important to point out, while I've given you a good reason, I think, in my opinion, as to why Trump's not going to escalate now, and we may not actually detect, there are still dangerous and insane individuals out there that may want to see it happen. So I'm going to go and say this. Forgive me for getting conspiratorial, but Iran has come out and said the election proves nobody wants this war. What if there's a false flag attack? What if a bomb goes off and they say it's a sleeper to try and generate a casus belli so the U.S. gets involved in a war with Iran? If that were to happen, Trump would not be impeached and convicted, and they will get their escalation, and we will get substantially worse war. I'm hoping not, my friends, but this story is just one example. Let's break it down from CBS News. Before we do, my friends, head over to Cast Brew Coffee at castbrew.com. Use promo code TIMCAST10. The official coffee of the apocalypse in World War III. I'm kidding, but, you know, the way these episodes go. Use promo code TIMCAST10. You'll get a discount on all the coffee you buy. I recommend Appalachian Nights. I formulated it myself. Personally, it is delicious. You will absolutely love it. I think it is the best coffee, guaranteed, because I think I'm allowed to say that because it's an opinion. Here's a story from CBS News. Hackers have hijacked grocery store freezers and accessed France's blood banks. Could they hack our homes? Yes. Cyberattacks on grocery store refrigeration systems across Europe sent temperatures soaring on Monday, spoiling food and causing significant financial losses in the second such incident in less than a month. In October, hundreds of French stores were targeted in a similar attack that sent temperatures in some units soaring to 122 degrees Fahrenheit, destroying a huge amount of food. On Wednesday, France's health service said the country's national emergency blood supply network had also been compromised by hackers this week. Though alert and backup systems prevented cold storage facilities from being shut down and no supplies were lost, the incidents have renewed wider concerns about the vulnerability of critical infrastructure and the growing risks of internet-connected consumer smart technology. People, why is your toaster on the internet? Your toaster does not need to be on the internet. It is not just essential systems. Such as electrical grids, healthcare databases, and grocery store chains refrigeration, which can have multiple layers of security and redundancy built in, but everyday appliances that are now connected to the internet. Lord have mercy, I told this story the other day. Went to go buy a washing machine, and they had a bunch of them that were like, AI, internet touchscreen, and I'm like, no. Give me a washing machine that says hot, cold, and start. That's all I need. It sloshes the water around, mixing up the clothes, gets the dirt out. But you know what? For some reason, everybody wants some kind of weird smart machine. Yeah, I don't know why. I've heard this excuse a million times. They're like, well, the reason your coffee machine should be on a timer with the internet is because then your app can control when the coffee brews. And I'm like... What are you talking about? Like, if I'm waking up in the morning, it's going to take me a minute to load my coffee maker. I don't need to load it at night before bed. That's stupid. The beans are going to go stale. I don't understand what any of these arguments are for connecting literally everything to the internet. I'm just an old angry man. I don't want to be on the internet all the time. The concern among some experts is that devices pitched as time-saving conveniences for consumers could also create potential entry points for hackers. Yes, they will. They absolutely will. And what's going to happen is The concern is that these devices have hidden Wi-Fi signals. So when you connect yours to the Internet, you know it's happening. It's broadcasting a secret signal somewhere else that someone can rip the data from. So it's going to start hacking all your stuff. CBS News spoke with several cybersecurity experts who warned that similar vulnerabilities to those exploited in the grocery store hacks could exist in our homes. From heating systems and smart TVs to security cameras, door locks, and ovens, millions of household appliances are now online. And here's a scary thing. Your thermostat? That makes sense. Like, if I'm leaving and I forget to turn the AC off, or I want to set the AC to like 74, I don't want to keep it super cold, I'm not there. I'm like, oh, I can pull up my phone and I can do it. Or more importantly, you're coming home and you say, you know what, I didn't realize it's a really hot day today, so I'm going to turn the AC up from my phone. That's a convenience people are going to accept. But then one day you get home, your AC is cranked up to 100 degrees, nothing you can do about it. You got to disable the machine. Quote, our homes may be more vulnerable than people think. Smart fridges, TVs, cameras, and locks are small computers connected to the internet. And like any computer, they can have weaknesses. Often the problem is simple, default or reused passwords, old software or accounts with weak security. Professor George Lucas, head of the Center for Sustainable Cybersecurity at the University of Greenwich, said vulnerabilities in some mass-produced devices could potentially expose millions of households simultaneously. One flaw in a popular model opens the door to every home that owns it. Consequences could extend beyond hackers. Simply switching an appliance on or off remotely to anything device is already allowed to do. So let me just put it like this. Let's say we get full-scale warfare. Don't think some Iranian dude or some Russian guy is going to personally hack into your toaster. They're going to create malware. Malware that will seek out any exploitable device, and they're going to break them, burn them, or blow them up. Why? Jamming up the economy and terrorizing the population. That's why you should not have these smart devices, and they're dumb. Why is it possible to watch TV in my refrigerator? Have you seen this? They have like a tablet built in the fridge, and you can actually put apps and watch TV shows? That's stupid. We don't need that. But I tell you, man, people are going to do it. And then one day, we are going to be in a weird, weird world where a war breaks out, and your refrigerator explodes. I'm going to say, if an app can turn off your heating, unlock your door, or switch off your camera, so can a hacker. The physical harm comes from using the system as designed, just with malicious intent and controlled by someone other than you. I got to be honest, I used to have a lock on my house that was remote control. I don't, I ordered, and I was like, that's cool. Connected to the Wi-Fi, had an internal battery that didn't need to charge all that often. And then you'd be, you know, you'd go out driving, and when you're walking up, it was like, when you're walking up to the groceries, you can just tap the button and the door opens. And I'm like, yeah, or I can just stop punching the code. So I actually had one of these, and I wouldn't do that. It was years ago, and I won't do it again. Check this one out. Unauthorized access to a camera or microphone could reveal when people are home what they are doing and potentially their conversations. A compromised device can sometimes give hackers access to other devices on the same network, potentially exposing personal information or financial information. There can also be physical consequences, for example, changing a fridge temperature, interfering with an alarm system, or opening a smart lock. In 2025, U.S. cybersecurity officials identified a critical vulnerability in certain Wi-Fi thermostats that could allow hackers to gain full administrative control of the units. I'm going to stop you there. They can use Wi-Fi signal data to map out where human beings are in your home. You see, the Wi-Fi signal doesn't pass through our bodies. And they can see, based on the reflection, they have a program anyone can download that you connect to the internet, and it will show you a physical body map of a room where objects are and where people are, where the dog is. And then it'll create a three-dimensional rendering you can watch in real time and spin it around. That's creepy stuff. When they're spying on you, when they can check to see if you're in bed or at home and then rob you, they're going to say a compromised device can sometimes give hackers access to other devices on the same network. I read that one already. And they're going to mention some stuff about the past. I don't really care about that. So how worried? Well, one expert says, I suggest awareness, not fear. I'm going to say it like this. If war breaks out, it ain't going to be French supermarkets and blood banks. It is going to be your homes. They are going to create a single program that attacks all these vulnerabilities, the single vulnerability in all these apps, and then you're going to see weird things happen. They're going to say 10,000 refrigerators shut down, ovens turned on, dryers put on full blast, and they can even break the limiters. So let's say a washer or dryer. Let's say the dryer. No, no, let's use the washer. Let's use a washer. They can hack it so that it will pump water and not stop. And you're going to be like, I thought there was a fail-safe. Yeah, well, the fail-safe is part of the internals, and they overrode it. And so one day you come home and your entire house is flooded, everything destroyed, because your smart, activated washing machine got hacked. Now, my friends, we've known about this stuff for a while, okay? You're being warned right now because this hack on a blood bank is serious stuff. So pay attention. Do what you got to do. I recommend not having an internet toaster. Smash the like button, my friends. Share the show with everyone you know. Stick around. We got more coming up, and we'll see y'all in the next segment.