Ransomware Wreaks Havoc on OneBlood: Critical Blood Shortages Loom
OneBlood, a major U.S. not-for-profit blood center, is grappling with a ransomware attack that has disrupted its IT systems. As the firm resorts to manual processes, over 250 hospitals face critical blood shortages. Donors, especially of O Positive and O Negative blood types, are urgently needed to help mitigate the impact.
Hot Take:
Even ransomware attackers need blood, apparently. OneBlood’s IT systems are down, making it look like Dracula’s favorite blood supplier just got a bit anemic. If this keeps up, we might need a transfusion of IT security experts stat!
Key Points:
- OneBlood hit by a ransomware attack, impacting IT systems and blood collection.
- Organization resorts to manual processes, causing operational delays.
- More than 250 hospitals asked to activate critical blood shortage protocols.
- OneBlood is urgently requesting donations, especially O Positive, O Negative, and Platelets.
- Ransomware gang encrypted the VMware hypervisor infrastructure over the weekend.
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