Hackers target French blood service fridges following supermarket attacks
Following the string of cyberattacks on supermarket freezers, blood banks in France were recently attacked. Luckily, no biomaterial was lost as the attack triggered the EFS' alerts.
Refrigeration units at three French blood service sites were recently targeted in cyberattacks following supermarket freezer breaches, according to the French Health Ministry. Despite no biomaterials being lost, the incident prompted staff to relocate affected goods to proper storage. French officials are closely monitoring the situation.
The attack seems to be focused on refrigeration units, with Burgundy-Franche-Comté reportedly among the locations affected. The blood service provider Coolworld issued a notice stating that remote monitoring software caused the intrusion, attributing it to a component from a third-party supplier. However, the EFS monitoring and alarm system detected the unauthorized access, not the vendor.
The attack appears to be occurring on a per-vendor basis, with Danfoss and Copeland/Dixell controllers being the most-mentioned brands. Despite recommendations to install controllers with secure LAN configurations and firewalls, some units were found to be reachable from the outside, suggesting a lack of proper security measures.
Russia-aligned hacking groups Noname057(16) and Z-Pentest claimed responsibility for the attacks, but no technical details have been published. The hackers claim their actions highlight poor cybersecurity practices and technological debt.
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