Hackers reportedly altered temperature settings on French blood plasma freezers
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What happened
Attackers reportedly targeted Coolworld, a cooling service provider for EFS, and changed refrigeration setpoints from around −30°C to 110°C during the night of 1 to 2 November 2026. Reports say donor samples and frozen plasma were involved, but destroyed plasma, disrupted transfusions and patient harm have not been confirmed. The controller model and entry method are not publicly known.
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What to do
- Remove public internet access to management interfaces of refrigeration controllers.
- Review full device configurations and check defrost schedules.
- Restore remote access only through secure VPNs or protected networks.
- Apply firmware updates where supported and change default passwords.
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