Cyberattacks Target European Blood Bank Cold Storage Units
The French Blood Establishment (EFS) confirmed that hackers targeted cold storage units used to store blood products and plasma across three of its sites. The attackers remotely manipulated temperature and defrost thresholds, setting them to excessively high levels. While the EFS was not the direct target, the breach occurred via external providers managing the refrigeration systems. No blood products or biobank samples were lost during the incident, as surveillance systems triggered rapid responses that allowed for equipment control or the immediate transfer of materials to other facilities. This attack follows a recent wave of similar cybersecurity breaches affecting supermarket refrigeration systems across France, Belgium, Sweden, and Finland.
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Part of the story Cyberattack on Refrigeration Provider Impacts French Blood Establishment Cold Storage (2 articles)