OneBlood issues urgent call to blood donors after cyber attack
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Contributed by: Drex DeFord
Summary
OneBlood, a significant nonprofit blood donation service for over 300 hospitals in the southeastern U.S., has experienced a ransomware attack compromising its software systems and reducing its operational capacity. Despite this, OneBlood continues to collect, test, and distribute blood through manual processes, which are slower and affect inventory availability. The organization is collaborating with cybersecurity experts and law enforcement to address the incident and restore system functionality. In response to the situation, OneBlood has requested that partner hospitals activate critical blood shortage protocols and has called for urgent blood donations, particularly of O positive, O negative, and platelets. National coordination through the AABB Disaster Task Force and contributions from blood centers across the country are aiding OneBlood's efforts. Founded in 2012, OneBlood has grown to become the second-largest blood center in the U.S., distributing over a million blood products annually.
