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Cyberattack on refrigeration provider disrupts French national blood service storage

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France's national blood service has confirmed a cyberattack on a refrigeration equipment provider that raised temperature and defrost settings at three facilities. The incident threatened stored blood products and shows how third-party suppliers can disrupt critical healthcare operations.

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  1. Review third-party remote access to refrigeration and environmental control systems.
  2. Confirm that temperature alarms operate independently of networked controllers.

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  1. Wed 4 NovemberCyberattack disrupts blood storage refrigeration systems in FranceBleepingComputer

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