A cyberattack has reportedly disrupted hospital and clinic computer systems in multiple states, causing emergency rooms to be closed down and ambulances to be diverted.

According to reports, the states impacted by the cyberattack are California, Texas, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Pennsylvania.

“The ‘data security incident’ began Thursday at facilities operated by Prospect Medical Holdings, which is based in California and has hospitals and clinics there and in Texas, Connecticut, Rhode Island and Pennsylvania,” the Associated Press reports.

“Upon learning of this, we took our systems offline to protect them and launched an investigation with the help of third-party cybersecurity specialists,” the company said in a statement Friday.

“While our investigation continues, we are focused on addressing the pressing needs of our patients as we work diligently to return to normal operations as quickly as possible.”

Many primary care services remain closed on Friday as cybersecurity specialists work to resolve the problem.

AP reports:

In Connecticut, the emergency departments at Manchester Memorial and Rockville General hospital were closed for much of Thursday and patients were diverted to other nearby medical centers.

“We have a national Prospect team working and evaluating the impact of the attack on all of the organizations,” Jillian Menzel, chief operating officer for the Eastern Connecticut Health Network, said in a statement.

The FBI in Connecticut issued a statement saying it is working with “law enforcement partners and the victim entities” but could not comment further on an ongoing investigation.

Elective surgeries, outpatient appointments, blood drives and other services were suspended, and while the emergency departments reopened late Thursday, many primary care services were closed on Friday, according to the Eastern Connecticut Health Network, which runs the facilities. Patients were being contacted individually, according to the network’s website.

Similar disruptions also were reported at other facilities system-wide.

The outlet reported similar scenarios in Pennsylvania and California.

While the media will likely blame Russia or China-based actors, let’s not forget who warned us about this “frightening scenario.”

Klaus Schwab and the World Economic Forum.

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