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Are Our Medical Supplies Safe From Cyberattacks? What France's Blood Bank Hack Means For The U.S.

Cyberattacks can threaten more than data. Here's how hackers could disrupt medical supply chains and what it means for hospitals and patients.

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An investigation was opened after the cyberattack that hit the cold rooms of the French Blood Establishment (EFS) at the beginning of the month, said the Public Prosecutor's Office on Tuesday. The Paris Public Prosecutor's Office is not at this stage in a position to "confirm at this stage of connection with the case of connected refrigerators", in which Iran was questioned. The EFS assured that this "security incident" did not have a "health im…

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Several cold rooms of an EFS service provider had had their temperature changed remotely at the beginning of November, "without health impact". The investigations were entrusted to the Anti-Cybercrime Office and the Directorate-General for Internal Security.

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After the hacking of supermarket refrigerators and cold rooms at the French Blood Establishment, the head of the European Cybersecurity Agency said, Tuesday, November 10, 2026, that our connected appliances would be one of the next targets.

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Liberation broke the news in Paris, France on Tuesday, November 10, 2026.
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