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Ransomware attack disrupts US blood donation nonprofit.
OneBlood, a major nonprofit blood donation organization operating in the southeastern US, has sustained a ransomware attack that's disrupting its ability to provide blood to hospitals, the Record reports. Susan Forbes, OneBlood's senior vice president of corporate communications, said in a statement, "We have implemented manual processes and procedures to remain operational. Manual processes take significantly longer to perform and impacts inventory availability. In an effort to further manage the blood supply we have asked the more than 250 hospitals we serve to activate their critical blood shortage protocols and to remain in that status for the time being."
OneBlood added, "To help augment their supply the national blood community is rallying to assist OneBlood and the hospitals and patients it serves. Blood centers across the country are sending blood and platelets to OneBlood, and the AABB Disaster Task Force is coordinating national resources to assist with additional blood products being sent to OneBlood. All blood types are needed, but there is an urgent need for O Positive, O Negative and Platelet donations."
According to CBS News, OneBlood serves 355 hospitals across Florida, Georgia, and the Carolinas.