Cyber attack hits French blood banks but no blood products compromised

A cyberattack targeted several blood banks in France on November 2, but authorities managed to stop it before any damage was done to blood products or samples. The French health ministry confirmed the incident, which follows similar attacks that caused significant food spoilage in supermarkets across multiple European countries over the past week, resulting in losses worth millions of euros. The hackers attempted to raise storage temperatures to extremely high levels at three cold storage sites managed by EFS, the national blood service, but were thwarted thanks to monitoring and alarm systems already in place. Investigations into the equipment affected are underway as authorities assess the full extent of the incident.