Covered by 2 outlets — first reported by The Register Security, Nov 4, 11:56 UTC
Cyberattack on French plasma stores is enough to make your blood boil
Summary
The French Blood Establishment (EFS), the country's only civilian blood collection and transfusion organization, says attackers tampered with cold-room settings after compromising one of its refrigeration equipment suppliers. EFS says its own systems were not directly targeted. Three blood banks detected and reversed a potentially destructive temperature spike, and EFS says safeguards prevented any loss of blood products.
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Cyberattack on French plasma stores is enough to make your blood boil
Attackers tampered with cold-storage settings used by France's civilian blood service after compromising a refrigeration supplier, the organization said.
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Cyberattack hits French blood banks
Three blood banks have detected and reversed a potentially destructive temperature spike in their cold rooms, following a cyberattack that targeted a refrigeration equipment provider of the French Blood Establishment (EFS), the only…