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Kansas City Hospital Hit by Cyber Attack

December 22, 2023
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Kansas City Hospital Hit by Cyber Attack

Liberty Hospital, located near Kansas City, Missouri, has experienced a cyber attack that severely impacted its computer systems, leading to disruptions in patient care. The hospital had to transfer some patients to other healthcare facilities, and initially, local emergency medical services were enlisted to assist in patient transfers. Patients were urged to seek medical care at other hospitals during the incident.

While the hospital has stabilized the situation, it continues to investigate the source of the disruption. In an official statement, Liberty Hospital emphasized that patient safety and care remain their top priorities, and efforts are underway to restore their computer systems. The hospital’s primary and specialty care clinics are still providing certain services, and they are actively reaching out to reschedule appointments for affected patients. However, the hospital acknowledges that the process of restoring systems may take time.

While details about the nature of the cyberattack were not provided in the statement, local reports suggest that hospital officials received a ransom note. The note claimed that the attackers had downloaded confidential data and threatened to expose it to the public and media unless a ransom was paid within 72 hours. This incident adds to the concerning trend of ransomware attacks targeting healthcare facilities throughout the year, causing disruptions and emphasizing the vulnerability of critical infrastructure to cyber threats.

The Liberty Hospital cyberattack is part of a broader pattern where healthcare organizations become lucrative targets for ransomware groups. Such attacks not only disrupt medical services but also jeopardize patient data security. The incident underscores the urgency for robust cybersecurity measures in the healthcare sector to protect critical systems and safeguard patient information from malicious actors.

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  • Liberty Hospital in Kansas City Faces Severe Cyber Attack
  • Kansas City Hospital Hit by Cyber Attack
Tags: Cyber AttacksCyber Incidents 2023Cyber threatcyber-incidentcybercrimesCybercriminalDecember 2023HealthcareKansas CityMissouriProtected Health Information (PHI)
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