In the Great Plains Health officials, ransomware was detected in the Great Plains Health computer network.
The hospital's information systems team immediately identified the issue and worked through the night to minimize the impact to local health services.
The organization stated that no patient information was compromised in the breach and they will do a full audit to further investigate.
Numerous non-emergency patient appointments and procedures were being cancelled by the hospital. The timeline for surgeries and some imaging treatments won't change. Patients who were impacted were informed and will have new appointments.
"id": "GRE8330423",
"linkid": "great-plains-health",
"type": "Ransomware",
"date": "11/2019",
"severity": "75",
"impact": "2",
"explanation": "Attack limited on finance or reputation"