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A healthcare intelligence-sharing organization is warning its members to lock down systems following cyberattacks on cold storage systems, including a French blood bank.
The refrigerators at three regional blood banks in France were hit by a cyber attack overnight from Sunday into Monday, at the same time hackers struck supermarkets from Sweden to Belgium.
Technology
French blood banks were hit by cybersecurity attacks on Monday, with hackers cranking up temperatures in refrigerators storing blood.
Business & Economy
Cold storage rooms at three French Blood Establishment (EFS) sites were impacted on Monday, which massively increased the temperature and defrosting thresholds. The EFS says it wasn’t directly targeted, and the anomalies were detected before any of the stored blood was lost, but the ongoing hacks present a worrying future risk for healthcare facilities. [Link: The EFS confirms the cybersecurity incident impacting one of its refrigeration equipment providers. | https://presse.efs.sante.fr/actualites/l-efs-confirme-l-incident-de-cybersecurite-impactant-un-de-ces-prestataires-d-equipement-frigorifique-2c07c-08a0a.html | French Blood Establishment]
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National (Nepal)
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