Cass Regional Medical Center, located in Kansas City, Missouri was infected with ransomware on July 9, 2018.\u00a0 Health IT Security<\/a> reported the organization responded with their emergency response efforts within 30 minutes of suspected infiltration.\u00a0 The facility’s IT department is continuing work to restore the networks.\u00a0 At this time, Cass Regional is sending trauma and stroke patients elsewhere to receive medical care.\u00a0 Other medical needs can still be met at Cass Regional Medical Center.<\/p>\n The undisclosed ransomware variant has impacted the organization’s internal communications systems, as well as the electronic medical records.\u00a0 Although, at this time, there is no evidence personal information was breached from the medical center’s records.<\/p>\n Cass Regional Medical Center CEO Chris Lang states<\/a>,<\/p>\n \u201cOur primary focus continues to be on our patients, and meeting our mission to provide health care services to our community.\u00a0 We are deploying every resource available to us to resolve this situation quickly so we can resume normal operations.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n For a list of ransomware attacks that have already taken place in 2018, you may click here<\/a>. We have also created a map, see below, of the ransomware attacks that have taken place in the U.S.Other Ransomware Attacks<\/h4>\n
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