HOUSTON – The Harris Center for Mental Health is responding to a suspected ransomware attack that occurred earlier this week.
According to a news release, the attack resulted in the encryption of employee files, which became inaccessible to employees.
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The impact prompted delays to patient care.
“The Harris Center is taking all possible steps to continue to provide patient care uninterrupted,” Harris Center for Mental Health said in a statement. “The Harris Center is actively working with their teams, as well as third-party security response specialists to investigate and restore full functionality.”
No additional information is available.
“We take Harris County’s cyber security extremely seriously. The Harris County Office of Homeland Security & Emergency Management and Harris County Information Technology continue to work with the Harris Center to manage this incident.” a statement reads.