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Cyberattacks struck refrigeration systems used by France's national blood agency, the Établissement Français du Sang (EFS), targeting units across three locations, reportedly including Burgundy-Franche-Comté. Hackers gained control of cold storage units and raised the temperature, but French health officials and the agency confirmed that internal alert systems prompted personnel to relocate materials, preventing the loss of any blood supplies. [1][2][3]
An EFS communiqué attributed the intrusion to an incident at a service provider, which outlets identified as Coolworld. Coolworld announced that the disruption stemmed from remote monitoring software and pointed to a component from a third-party supplier, though EFS's own monitoring triggered the initial alarms rather than the vendor's safeguards. [2]
The incident follows a wave of intrusions hitting supermarket refrigeration across several European countries, including attacks on Nov. 1–2 linked to Danfoss controllers and Oct. 13–14 breaches involving Copeland/Dixell units. Russia-aligned groups Noname057(16) and Z-Pentest claimed responsibility in deleted Telegram posts, stating the campaign was designed to expose flawed cybersecurity practices rather than act out of malice. [1][2]
The incident comes after supermarkets in a number of European countries reported this week that their fridges and freezers warmed up after they were remotely hacked.
via SecurityWeek
In a recent spate of cyberattacks in Europe against fridges and freezers, the latest assault hit France’s national blood service, where hackers gained control of cold storage systems at medical facilities and turned up the temperature. The French Blood Establishment, EFS, told media that the facilities managed to save the blood supplies and there has…
via SiliconANGLE
Following the string of cyberattacks on supermarket freezers, blood banks in France were recently attacked. Luckily, no biomaterial was lost as the attack triggered the EFS' alerts.
via Tom’s Hardware