AHA, H-ISAC warn hospitals about Black Basta following Ascension cyberattack

The Health Information Sharing and Analysis Center issued a 

 Friday about the Russia-backed ransomware group Black Basta, warning of its accelerated attempted attacks against the healthcare sector.

Prompted by H-ISAC, the American Hospital Association also sent a cybersecurity advisory with technical mitigation recommendations to its members.

The alerts come in the wake of a major cyberattack impacting St. Louis-based…