Ascension confirms data breached in Black Basta ransomware attack

As Ascension continues to work toward

of its electronic health record, the 19-state health system this week confirmed that the May 8 ransomware attack that debilitated its IT systems also may have exposed protected health information and personally identifiable information for some patients.

WHY IT MATTERS
The provider organization, one of the largest health systems in the country, said Wednesday that PHI and PII “for…