Ascension Completes Review of Data Breach, Affects Over 5.5 Million Individuals

On December 19, Ascension announced that its review of data potentially compromised in the May ransomware attack had been completed. The breach affected a total of 5,599,699 individuals.

According to Forbes' Steve Weisman, the attack occurred after a social engineering email from a ransomware group tricked an Ascension employee into downloading malware, which then allowed the hacker to access sensitive data.

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Ascension has begun notifying those affected by the breach. While patient data was involved, the organization emphasized that there is no evidence of data being extracted from its secure Electronic Health Records (EHR) and other clinical systems, where comprehensive patient information is stored safely.