Cedar County Memorial Hospital in Missouri Hit by Ransomware Attack Disrupting Critical Systems

Cedar County Memorial Hospital in El Dorado Springs, Missouri, shut down its IT networks on August 14 following a disruption that left its electronic health record, patient portal, and internet access unavailable. The outage also disrupted diagnostic imaging, preventing hospital systems from transmitting images to radiologists. As a result, the emergency department partially diverted trauma and critical cases. A ransomware group has claimed responsibility for the attack on the hospital.