Cyberattack on French Blood Storage Raises Alarm Over National Safety
Hackers accessed control systems at three French cold stores, pushing temperature thresholds to extreme levels before alarms triggered intervention.
France's national blood service, the Etablissement Français du Sang (EFS), reported that hackers breached control systems at three cold stores located in France, putting the country's blood supply at risk.
Temperature and defrosting thresholds had been raised to "very high levels" in the attack, the French blood service (EFS) said.
The EFS said its alarm systems allowed technicians to intervene before the blood products were compromised, while the Guardian called the incident an apparent escalation of recent cyber‑attacks on fridges and freezers across Europe and the BBC noted that theories are swirling about the culprits.
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French blood storage impacted by freezer hacks as theories swirl about culprits
The French Blood Establishment (EFS) said cold rooms storing blood were impacted by hackers.
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French blood banks hacked in latest cyber-attack on Europe
Temperature and defrosting thresholds raised to ‘very high levels’ at three cold stores stocking vital blood products France’s national blood service has said hackers accessed control systems and boosted temperatures at three cold stores stocking vital blood products, in an apparent escalation of recent cyber-attacks on fridges and freezers across Europe. The French blood service (EFS) said temperature and defrosting thresholds had been raised to “very high levels” in the attack, adding that its alarm systems had allowed technicians to intervene before the products were compromised. Continue…
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- France's national blood service, the French Blood Establishment (EFS), said hackers accessed control systems and raised temperatures at three cold stores stocking blood products.
- Temperature and defrosting thresholds at three cold stores were raised to "very high levels" in the attack, according to the EFS.
- Temperature and defrosting thresholds had been raised to "very high levels" in the attack, the French blood service (EFS) said.
- The French blood service is the Etablissement Français du Sang (EFS).
- The EFS said its alarm systems allowed technicians to intervene before the blood products were compromised.
- The Guardian described the incident as an apparent escalation of recent cyber-attacks on fridges and freezers across Europe.
- The BBC reported that theories are swirling about the culprits of the freezer hacks.
- The affected cold rooms and control systems are in France.
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