OneBlood, a vital non-profit blood bank serving over 300 hospitals, was targeted by a ransomware attack, significantly disrupting its medical operations. Due to the attack, OneBlood had to activate manual processes, severely reducing their operational capacity and impacting blood inventory availability. Hospitals across the U.S. Southeast have been asked to initiate critical blood shortage protocols. Although the specific ransomware variant and presence of a data breach were not disclosed, the attack highlights the growing threat to healthcare facilities and the potential risk to patient care.
Source: https://securityaffairs.com/166401/cyber-crime/oneblood-suffered-ransomware-attack.html
TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/oneblood
"id": "one000080124",
"linkid": "oneblood",
"type": "Ransomware",
"date": "7/2024",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "7",
"explanation": "Attack that could injure or kill people"
{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Healthcare',
'location': 'U.S. Southeast',
'name': 'OneBlood',
'size': 'Serving over 300 hospitals',
'type': 'Non-profit Blood Bank'}],
'description': 'OneBlood, a vital non-profit blood bank serving over 300 '
'hospitals, was targeted by a ransomware attack, significantly '
'disrupting its medical operations. Due to the attack, '
'OneBlood had to activate manual processes, severely reducing '
'their operational capacity and impacting blood inventory '
'availability. Hospitals across the U.S. Southeast have been '
'asked to initiate critical blood shortage protocols. Although '
'the specific ransomware variant and presence of a data breach '
'were not disclosed, the attack highlights the growing threat '
'to healthcare facilities and the potential risk to patient '
'care.',
'impact': {'operational_impact': 'Severely reduced operational capacity',
'systems_affected': ['Operational Systems']},
'response': {'communication_strategy': 'Asked hospitals to initiate critical '
'blood shortage protocols',
'recovery_measures': ['Activated manual processes']},
'title': 'Ransomware Attack on OneBlood Blood Bank',
'type': 'Ransomware Attack'}