# Blood banks targeted in latest European fridge cyberattacks

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/blood-banks-targeted-in-latest-european-fridge-cyberattacks/
- Published: 2026-11-04T14:15:32+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-05T09:53:32+00:00
- Original publisher: CNBC (publisher lean: Centre)
- Original article: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/11/04/blood-bank-fridges-cyberattacks.html
- Topics: Business, Cybersecurity, Europe, Technology, World

## Key points

- Hackers raised temperatures in cold storage units at three French blood bank sites.
- The EFS said no blood products or samples were lost.
- The attacks are part of a wider European refrigeration breach.

## Summary

French blood banks were affected on Monday by a wider wave of cyberattacks on European refrigeration systems. The French Blood Establishment (EFS) said external providers’ cold storage units were compromised at three of its sites, with settings changed to raise temperatures; the incident did not directly target the EFS.

Monitoring systems alerted staff quickly. Some equipment was brought under control, while other units were taken offline, and the EFS said no blood products or samples were lost; samples were moved to other facilities. The affected units stored blood products before delivery to healthcare providers, biobank samples and frozen plasma, and the EFS is working with France’s cybersecurity agency and health ministry. Similar attacks raised temperatures in fridges at hundreds of supermarkets across France and elsewhere in Europe, risking millions of euros’ worth of food.

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