A US Healthcare giant Ascension has been hit by a cyber attack, causing disruption of the systems at hospitals in the country. Ascension is one of the largest private healthcare systems in the US.
Ascension was hit by a ransomware attack that severely impacted operations at hospitals in the country. It has detected the unusual activity on its network on May 8 and determined that it was the result of a cyber attack.
Ascension launched an investigation into the incident with the help of external forensics experts and is working to contain the attack and restore impacted systems. The company pointed out that the attack investigation and restoration activities will take time to complete.
The healthcare organization has temporarily suspended some non-emergent elective procedures, tests, and appointments.
It is unclear if threat actors have stolen information from Ascension. However, the impacts of the security breach and the emergency response procedures launched by the company suggest it was hit by a ransomware attack.
Unconfirmed reports say that the Black Basta Ransomware was behind the attack.
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