Devices and control systems: Hospital and care home, France 2026
During the night from 1 to 2 November 2026, attackers set the target temperature of the refrigeration for deep-frozen blood plasma to 110 degrees.
- Incident · 11.2026 · including Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France
- Evidence: one media report
- Devices and control systems
As of
What happened
A technician on standby noticed the change and intervened; no blood products were lost. According to heise, there were also attempts on refrigeration in pharmaceutical distribution.
- Affected
- Établissement français du sang (EFS)
- Industry
- Hospital and care home
- Loss
- no reliable figure
- Business interruption
- unknown
- Ransom demanded / paid
- no / no
- Data affected
- unknown
- Bankruptcy
- no
- Entry point
- Remote control of the refrigeration systems for blood plasma (maintenance by service provider Coolworld)
What would cyber insurance have paid?
That depends on the terms. Whether those affected were insured: unknown.
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Property damage caused by an attack
Spoiled goods, damaged machine
Mostly not covered 0 of 9 business products cover it fully, as an add-on or with limits.
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Immediate help in an emergency
Hotline, IT forensics, crisis PR and legal advice
Mostly covered 7 of 9 business products cover it fully, as an add-on or with limits.
Overview based on public policy terms, as of 06.11.2026. Only your policy and its general terms and conditions (GTC) are binding. No confirmation of cover.
What we can learn
A standby service and an alarm when setpoints are changed prevent the damage, even when the control system has already been manipulated.
Sources
- Kühlgeräteangriffe: Bis aufs Blut verwundbar (opens in a new window) heise online · 2026-11-04
«Die Angreifer sollen die Zieltemperatur auf 110 Grad Celsius gesetzt haben.»