Fremont County Health Department reopens following cyber attack

FREMONT COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) -- The Fremont County Department of Public Health and Environment has reopened.

The department was closed for nearly a month following a cyber attack.

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Almost all Fremont County buildings have remained closed since the attack on Aug. 17. A state investigation determined that the cybersecurity attack resulted from BlackCat ransomware.

The Health Department is reaching out to patients that missed appointments since the system went down and rescheduling them.

Some agencies in the county remain closed at this time.