The research illustrates the challenge of securing devices conceived decades ago from 21st-century digital threats.

The facility serves Ellsworth County, a county of about 6,100 people in central Kansas.

Awareness is the sector is growing, but cybersecurity resources are a challenge.

The breach did not cause any harm to public health, police say.

Threat briefings are being held for hospital executives, federal officials are appealing for more data and hospitals are hardening their computer networks.

It's the second time in a week that a cybersecurity incident has disrupted IT networks at a U.S. hospital.