The California Attorney General's Office reported that Ascension Health experienced a ransomware attack on May 8, 2024, affecting personal information of patients and associates. The breach potentially exposed names, medical information, payment information, insurance information, government identification, and other personal information. The number of individuals affected is currently unknown.
Source: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-596447
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/ascensionorg
"id": "asc146072825",
"linkid": "ascensionorg",
"type": "Ransomware",
"date": "2/2024",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "5",
"explanation": "Attack threatening the organization's existence"
{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Healthcare',
'name': 'Ascension Health',
'type': 'Healthcare Provider'}],
'data_breach': {'type_of_data_compromised': ['names',
'medical information',
'payment information',
'insurance information',
'government identification',
'other personal information']},
'date_detected': '2024-05-08',
'description': "The California Attorney General's Office reported that "
'Ascension Health experienced a ransomware attack on May 8, '
'2024, affecting personal information of patients and '
'associates. The breach potentially exposed names, medical '
'information, payment information, insurance information, '
'government identification, and other personal information. '
'The number of individuals affected is currently unknown.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['names',
'medical information',
'payment information',
'insurance information',
'government identification',
'other personal information']},
'references': [{'source': "California Attorney General's Office"}],
'title': 'Ascension Health Ransomware Attack',
'type': 'Ransomware Attack'}