Cyberattack hits three French plasma-storage sites

A cyberattack raised temperature and defrosting settings at three plasma-storage sites operated by France’s national blood service, the Établissement français du sang (EFS), but monitoring alarms and staff intervention prevented product losses, the agency said. The EFS said the incident occurred on November 2 and affected a supplier of refrigeration equipment serving the sites. The stored products included plasma bags intended for transfusions and plasma used to manufacture medicines. Staff secured or transferred the products after the alarms detected abnormal settings, according to the EFS. The agency said no blood products were lost, no health consequences had been identified, and collection and distribution continued without interruption. The French Health Ministry said the incident was under control and that the safety of blood supplies had been preserved through monitoring, alarms and precautionary measures. The ministry said investigations were underway to establish the incident’s circumstances, the equipment affected and the conditions and timeline for a safe return to service. France’s national cybersecurity agency, ANSSI, is also investigating, according to the EFS....