The non-profit blood donation center OneBlood was the victim of a ransomware attack. The center supplies large parts of the southeastern United States with blood and manages donations. The non-profit organization's entire IT system was apparently paralyzed.
OneBlood, the nonprofit blood donation center that serves much of the southeastern United States, has been hit by a ransomware attack that compromises its software system. As part of its comprehensive response to the situation, OneBlood with cybersecurity specialists and federal, state and local authorities.
Cyber attack forces operations to be postponed
"OneBlood takes the security of our network extremely seriously. Our team responded quickly, assessed our systems, and launched an investigation to confirm the full nature and scope of the attack. Our comprehensive response efforts are ongoing and we are working hard to restore full functionality to our systems as quickly as possible," said Susan Forbes, Senior Vice President of Corporate Communications and Public Relations at OneBlood.
Although OneBlood is operational and continues to collect, test and distribute blood, the company is operating at significantly reduced capacity. "We have implemented manual processes and procedures to remain operational. Manual processes take significantly longer and impact inventory availability. "To better manage the blood supply, we have asked the 250+ hospitals we serve to activate their critical blood shortage protocols and maintain that status for the time being," Forbes said.
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