The New York Blood Center (NYBC) said it suffered a ransomware attack that disrupted operations and forced it to reschedule some operations.
Cyber attacks on blood donation centers have prompted the Health Information Sharing and Analysis Center (Health-ISAC) and the American Hospital Association (AHA) to issue a joint threat bulletin warning of potential supply chain disruptions.
“The recent ransomware attack on the New York Blood Center (NYBC) serves as a wake-up call for organizations across sectors, particularly those in critical services such as healthcare,” said Roei Sherman, Field CTO at Mitiga. “As one of the world’s largest independent blood collection and distribution organizations, this incident undermines not just their operational capacity but potentially jeopardizes public health.”
