Ascension’s Health Data Breach: A Comedy of Errors Exposing 437,329 Patients
Ascension’s data breach comedy of errors exposed the personal info of 437,329 patients, thanks to a former partner’s slip-up. Now, Ascension’s offering identity monitoring, because nothing says “oops” like two years of free credit checks.
Hot Take:
Ah, healthcare breaches, the plot twist nobody asked for. Ascension just got hit with another cyber-plot thickener, thanks to a former partner’s security mishap. It’s like ‘The Ex’ of data breaches—still causing drama even after the relationship has ended! With 437,329 patients’ info now doing a cha-cha on the internet, it’s safe to say that Ascension’s former partner wasn’t the best at playing defense. Maybe they should’ve stuck to dodgeball instead of data management.
Key Points:
- A cyberattack on Ascension exposed the personal data of over 430,000 patients.
- The breach was traced back to a former partner’s compromised software.
- Exposed data includes names, contact info, SSNs, and medical details.
- Ascension offers two years of identity monitoring to affected patients.
- This isn’t Ascension’s first rodeo; they faced a ransomware attack in 2024.
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