Ascension experienced a ransomware attack involving the personal data of 5,599,699 individuals. The attack was executed via a social engineering email that tricked an employee into downloading malware, allowing the attacker to access Ascension's data. Despite the breach, Ascension reports no evidence of data removal from their EHR and other clinical systems, which securely hold complete patient records. Affected individuals are being notified of their data's involvement in the incident.
"id": "asc505031825",
"linkid": "ascensionorg",
"type": "Ransomware",
"date": "12/2024",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"