French Blood Storage Units Targeted in Cyberattack
First merged summary.
Hackers targeted Coolworld facilities for France's blood service, setting temperatures to 110°C; staff detected changes preventing harm.
Hackers targeted temperature-controlled storage at Coolworld, which serves France's national blood establishment EFS in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region. The attackers changed refrigeration settings from −30°C to 110°C overnight between November 1 and 2, 2026. Technicians noticed the abnormal temperatures and halted any disruption. One report claims units were destroyed while the Health Ministry and another outlet state no patient harm or confirmed destruction occurred.
- Coolworld systems for EFS targeted in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
- Settings changed from −30°C to 110°C
- Incident detected November 1-2, 2026
- No patient harm or transfusion disruption reported
- DataBreaches.net claims units destroyed; Cyber Security News says none were
- No public details on attacker access method
Timeline
dated events in the reporting · oldest first- Nov 1, 2026Attackers change refrigeration settings on Coolworld systems · Cyber Security News
- Nov 2, 2026Technicians detect abnormal temperatures at affected facilities · DataBreaches.net
What each outlet adds
beyond the shared facts- DataBreaches.netReports Le Canard enchaîné coverage and technician detection of rising temperatures
- Cyber Security NewsConfirms Health Ministry statement on no patient harm or disruption
Coverage
oldest first · one row per article · UTC- · 3h ago
DataBreaches.netFirst report
French blood storage units targeted in cyberattack
Attackers caused blood samples in French storage units to overheat to 110°C, destroying them.
- · 2h ago
Cyber Security News
Hackers change French blood plasma freezer settings to 110°C
No patient harm or transfusion disruption reported as staff detected changes in time.