Cyberattacks Target French Blood Banks After Supermarkets Hit
Summary
A cyberattack on Coolworld, a contractor for France’s national blood service, changed refrigeration settings at blood-storage facilities overnight from November 1 to 2. A technician detected rising temperatures, and France’s Health Ministry said the incident had no operational consequences. The attack followed refrigeration-system incidents at supermarkets in several European countries, which French cybersecurity agency ANSSI is investigating.Key Facts
- Coolworld maintains storage equipment used by France’s national blood service, Établissement français du sang.
- Le Canard Enchaîné reported that attackers changed refrigeration settings at facilities, including sites in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
- The units were normally set to about minus 30 degrees Celsius, but the attackers changed a setting to 110 degrees.
- An EFS technician detected rising temperatures overnight.
- The Health Ministry said the incident caused no operational consequences.
- Refrigeration problems were reported at supermarkets in Sweden, Belgium, Luxembourg, Ireland, Italy and Estonia on November 2.
- France’s finance minister said an earlier attack affected about 700 of the country’s 10,000 supermarkets.
- ANSSI said it was investigating refrigeration-system incidents that began in mid-October and supporting potential victims.
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