Oneblood Ransomware Attack Again Shows How Vulnerable We Are To Cyber Disruptions

OneBlood, a prominent nonprofit blood collection and distribution business that serves South and Central Florida, is the latest large business to fall victim to cyber insecurity as it came under an attack from an unidentified ransomware actor that stole its information. The company, which serves more than 350 hospitals in 31 Florida counties including the tri-county region, as well as in Alabama, Georgia and North and South Carolina, announced Wednesday that its data system had been invaded, effectively slowing the nonprofit’s blood collection and distribution system in the Southeast. Susan Forbes, who heads corporate communications, told the South Florida Sun Sentinel the intrusion was discovered on Monday and OneBlood immediately contacted the FBI and the Food and Drug Administration, which is its primary regulatory agency.