Healthcare Hijinks: Ascension’s Data Breach Drama Affects 437,000 Patients
Ascension Health’s data breach, involving 437,329 patients, stemmed from a third-party vulnerability. While significant, this incident is dwarfed by a previous breach affecting 5.6 million people. Ascension offers 24 months of free credit monitoring and identity theft protection to those impacted.
Hot Take:
Oh dear, Ascension Health, it seems you’ve been caught in the data breach tango again. And this time, it’s not even your fault! Blame it on that unreliable business partner who left the metaphorical door open for hackers to waltz right in and grab sensitive data. Time to cut ties with those partners who have butterfingers when handling patient information!
Key Points:
- Over 437,000 Ascension Health patients had their data compromised due to a third-party software vulnerability.
- Hackers targeted the vulnerability in Cleo’s file transfer platform, linked to the Cl0p ransomware group.
- Information stolen includes personal and medical details, such as Social Security numbers and health insurance info.
- Ascension Health is offering affected patients 24 months of credit monitoring and identity theft protection.
- The breach is smaller in scale compared to Ascension’s 2024 BlackBasta ransomware incident affecting 5.6 million people.
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