Hackers raise temperatures at French blood bank cold stores
France's national blood service says its alarms let technicians act before any blood products were compromised.
Key facts
Story- Hackers accessed control systems at three cold stores holding blood products in France, the EFS said.
- Temperature and defrosting thresholds were raised to "very high levels", the blood service said.
- Alarm systems let technicians step in before the products were compromised, the EFS said.
Hackers broke into the control systems of three cold stores holding blood products in France, the national blood service has said. The attackers raised temperature and defrosting limits to "very high levels", the EFS said on Tuesday.
The EFS said its alarm systems alerted technicians, who were able to intervene before the products were affected. The service did not say how many units of blood were stored at the sites or whether any were lost.
The attack is the latest in a series of cyber incidents involving refrigeration and freezing equipment across Europe. Recent attacks have targeted supermarket food storage as well.
The EFS has not named the attackers or said who was behind the intrusion. It has also not said whether the systems were restored or what security changes it has made since the breach. Further details are expected as the investigation continues.
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