French blood banks face cyberattack, no blood damaged
France's national blood service suffered a cyberattack on its refrigeration systems, in an apparent escalation of attacks on European refrigerators and freezers. The French blood service EFS said the temperature thresholds were raised "to very high levels" in the attack, but no blood or blood products were ruined, thanks to alarm systems. Products stored in the affected rooms were moved to other…
On Wednesday, a cyberattack targeting the refrigeration systems of France's national blood service caused alarm systems to activate, raising temperature thresholds to very high levels. However, according to the EFS, no blood or blood products were damaged due to the alarm systems. The products stored in the affected rooms were relocated to other sites.
The EFS, which provides essential medical products such as blood, plasma, and platelets to over 1,900 hospitals across France and supports more than a million patients annually, was the target of the attack. This incident echoes similar cyberattacks on grocery stores in 12 countries recently, resulting in significant food losses.
Systems in Belgium, Estonia, Ireland, Finland, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, and Sweden experienced temperature issues on Monday, while retailers in Italy, Germany, Romania, and Britain were affected on Tuesday. French supermarkets were previously targeted last month, with hackers striking at 700 supermarkets.
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