Hacking Group Claims Attack on Cedar County Memorial Hospital

Reported by HIPAA Journal (Steve Alder)

Summary by Cyber Security News17 Sep 2026, 17:48 CEST

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A hacking group has claimed responsibility for an August 2026 cyberattack on Cedar County Memorial Hospital in Missouri. Hacking-related data breaches have been reported by Next Level Medical in Texas and Grafton City Hospital in West Virginia. Cedar County Memorial Hospital Cedar County Memorial Hospital in El Dorado Springs, Missouri, disclosed on August 23, 2026, that it was the victim of a cyberattack that disrupted its IT systems.

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