Health intel-sharing group warns industry in wake of cyberattack on French blood bank

A healthcare intelligence-sharing organization is warning its members to lock down systems following cyberattacks on cold storage systems, including a French blood bank.

<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/5000x3333+0+0/resize/5000x3333!/quality/85/format/webp/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fc7%2Fb8%2Fb629bb2042d1afc6a8774ba0e682%2Fgettyimages-2286697424-1.jpg' alt='A close up of the hands of a nurse from the French Blood Establishment checking the identification and traceability of blood samples beside a donor during a mobile blood donation session in Paimpol Cotes d Armor Brittany France on July 23, 2026.'/><p>A healthcare intelligence-sharing organization is warning its members to lock down systems following cyberattacks on cold storage systems, including a French blood bank.</p><p>(Image credit: Helene Rigny)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-6032602' />