Cyberattack disrupts French blood banks refrigeration systems
Original title: Cyberattack Hits French Blood Banks as Hackers Target Refrigeration Systems Across Europe
Three French blood banks affected by cyber incident on refrigeration monitoring coinciding with supermarket attacks in Europe.
Cyberattacks disrupted refrigeration monitoring systems at three regional blood banks operated by the French Blood Establishment (EFS). Similar attacks targeted supermarket refrigeration systems across eight European countries. The incident impacted cold storage room monitoring and control systems at several EFS facilities. Staff received alerts and relocated blood products to unaffected refrigerators, preventing any disruption to blood supplies. Remote access to the refrigerators was disabled. Investigations continue to determine how attackers gained access.
- Blood supplies unaffected due to staff intervention
- Incident timed with supermarket attacks in Europe
- Focus on securing operational technology systems
Impact: Disruption to temperature control for blood storage
- 1.Disable remote access to refrigerators
- 2.Test manual procedures for critical services
- Products
- refrigeration monitoring systems
- Victims
- French Blood Establishment
- Organizations
- French Health Ministry
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Cyberattacks disrupted refrigeration monitoring systems at three French blood banks, amid similar attacks targeting European supermarkets. A cyberattack has hit three regional blood banks in France, disrupting systems used to monitor and control refrigerated storage facilities. The incident took place overnight between Sunday and Monday, at roughly the same time hackers were targeting supermarket refrigeration […]
By Pierluigi Paganini · securityaffairs.com
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