Non-Profit New York Blood Center Suffers Ransomware Attack
Published on February 1, 2025
- The New York Blood Center has been hit by a ransomware attack.
- The operating division noticed suspicious activities on its systems on January 26.
- No ransomware group has claimed the NYBC cyber attack so far.
The non-profit New York Blood Center (NYBC) has been targeted by presently unknown cybercriminals with a ransomware attack. In an statement posted on January 29, the organization confirmed that its operating division witnessed suspicious activities impacting its IT systems on Sunday.
Upon engaging with a third-party cybersecurity experts, it was concluded that the observations were a result of a ransomware attack. It is clear that NYBC were not contacted by any cybercriminal group for ransom payment.
Some systems have been taken offline to curb further attacks and blood drives have been canceled.
The organization is simultaneously battling a blood emergency and asking donors for their support. At the same time, donors are urged to remain patient if their appointments are delayed and for longer wait time.
NYBC remains unclear at this point as to when the systems will be restored to normal operation.
In an effort to restore blood drives and related services, the staff is in direct communication with hospital partners. Reiterating the same, the statement read, “We remain in direct communication with our hospital partners and are implementing workarounds to help restore services and fulfill orders.”
The blood center serves over 200 hospitals in the Northeast United States and offers transfusion related services for over 500 additional hospitals across the country, tweeted Cybersecurity Analyst Dominic Alvieri.
This draws attention to the gravity of the ransomware attack impacting patients in need for critical care.
No ransomware group has claimed the NYBC cyber attack nor has the organization mentioned about a data breach. This leads to speculations over the motive behind the attack and raises suspicions over the delay in establishing communication with the blood center.
Considering that the NYBC is a non-profit that relies on donations, it is unclear if the perpetrators expect to extort a huge amount.
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